Chrysoritis chrysaor midas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Chrysoritis
Species: Chrysoritis chrysaor
Subspecies: Chrysoritis chrysaor midas

Name

Chrysoritis chrysaor midas (Pennington, 1962)

Type locality: South Africa, Oukloof Poort, Nieuwveld Mts., 50 miles from Beaufort West.

Holotype: DNMNH. male ♂. 29-30.X.1957.

Synonyms

• Poecilmitis midas Pennington, 1962: 272 (original combination)
• Chrysoritis chrysaor midas (Pennington):

References

Primary references

• Pennington, K.M. 1962. Descriptions of a new Neptis, new Lycaenidae, and records of rare species and additions to the list of Southern African Rhopalocera (Lepidoptera). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 25: 266–286. PDF. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Heath, A., Pringle, E.L. & Quek, S.P. 2023. Chrysoritis Butler (Papilionoidea: Lycaenidae: Aphnaeinae) – Part III: An integrative taxonomic revision. Metamorphosis 34: 11–28. DOI: 10.4314/met.v34i1.02. Full article (PDF). Reference page.