Chrysoritis swanepoeli

Chrysoritis swanepoeli

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 swanepoeli
Subspecies: (2) per Williams, 2008.
C. s. hyperion – C. s. swanepoeli

Name

Chrysoritis swanepoeli (Dickson), 1965).

Type locality: South Africa: “Prince Albert (C.P.)”.

Holotype: ♂ coll. Swanepoel, 1 paratype ♀ BMNH.

Synonymy

• Poecilmitis swanepoeli Dickson, 1965: 160, pl.1 figs 1-4.
• Chrysoritis swanepoeli (Dickson); Heath, 1997; Williams, 2008.

References

• Dickson, C.G.C., 1965. A new species of Poecilmitis Butler from the western Cape Province. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 27(2): 160–162, figs 1-4. article PDF. Reference page. 
• Heath, A. 1997. A review of African genera of the tribe Aphnaeini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Metamorphosis. Occasional supplement (2). Full publication, with link to PDF. Reference page. 
• Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.