Contrafacia francis

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

Contrafacia francis Weeks, 1901.

Type locality: Bolivia, Alezuni.

Holotype: ♂ MCZ, images.

Thecla francis Weeks, 1901: 322; Bridges, 1994: VIII.181.
Thecla theopina Giacomelli, 1917: 408. TL: Argentina. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123.
Thecla larseni Lathy, 1936: 230; Johnson, 1991: 146. TL: Argentina, MNHN. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123.
Contrafacia francis (Weeks); Lamas, 2004: 123.

Johnson, K., 1990. The new hairstreak genus Orcya, a revision of the Neotropical "Thecla" orcynia assemblage (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Journal of the New York entomological Society 98(1): 50–87, 12 figs., 1 tab. (11 April). BHL. Reference page.
Johnson, K., 1991. Types of Neotropical Theclinae (Lycaenidae) in the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 45(2): 142–157. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol.5A, Pt.4A. Assn. for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439pp. Reference page.
Lathy, P.I., 1936. Thecla nouveaux d'Amérique de Sud (Lepidopt. Lycaenidae) in Bouvier, Livre jubilaire Bouvier : 229–232. Firmin-Didot, Paris. 379 pp. Reference page.
Weeks, A.G., 1901. New diurnal Lepidoptera from Bolivia. Canadian Entomologist 33(10): 265-269; (11): 293-296; (12): 321-324; 1902ː 34ː 138.Reference page.