Cyanophrys amyntor

P. amyntor & P. menalcas Cramer, from original descriptions.

Papilio amyntor, ♂, from Draudt, 1917.

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: Theclinae
Tribus: Eumaeini
Genus: Cyanophrys
Species: Cyanophrys amyntor

Name

Cyanophrys amyntor (Cramer, [1775]).

Type locality: French Guiana, "Surinam".

Neotype: ♂ BMNH, images, designated by Johnson & LeCrom, 1997.

Synonymy

• Papilio amyntor Cramer, [1775]: 76, pl.48, fig.E.
• Papilio menalcas Cramer, [1779]: 117, pl.259 figs A,B. Pre-occupied by menalcas Poda, 1861.
• Thecla amyntor (Cramer); Draudt, [1917]: 762, pl.153i.
• Thecla caramba Clench, 1944: 255. Brazil, Massaranduba-Blumenau, (ex coll. E. I. Huntington (no. 1009)); AMNH, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 125.
• Thecla amyntor distractus Clench, 1946: 153. Colombia, Muzo, Rio Minero. BMNH. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 125.
• eiselei D'Abrera, 1995, nom. nud. Brazil, Para. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 125.
• quinterorum D'Abrera, 1995, nom. nud. Nicaragua, Cost Rica. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 125.
• Cyanophrys amyntor (Cramer); Johnson, 1989: 415; Bridges, 1994: VIII.26; Lamas, 2004: 125.

References

• Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
• Clench, H.K. 1944. New neotropical Theclinae (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Journal of the New York entomological Society 52: 255–261. BHL. Reference page. 
• Clench, H.K., 1946. Notes on the amyntor group of the genus Thecla (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). The Entomologist 79(998): 152–157 (12 July), (999): 185–191 (23 August). Reference page. 
• Cramer, P. 1775–1780. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in der drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Afrika en America (etc). Amsterdam, Baalde & Utrecht, Parts 1–3. Pt.1 [1775]: xxx+16, 1–132, pls 1–84; [1776]: 133–156, pls 85–96; Pt.2 [1777]: 1–152, pls 97–192; Pt.3 [1779]: 1–104, pls 193–252; [1780]: 105–176, pls 253–288; Pt.4 [1780]: 1–246, pls 289–400. Reference page. 
• Draudt, M.W.K. 1917–1924. Die amerikanischen Tagfalter. Lycaenidae and Grypocera. In Seitz, Gross-schmetterlinge der Erde 5: 739–999, Pls.1–194. Reference page. 
• Johnson, K., 1981. Revision of the Callophryina of the world with phylogenetis and biogeographic analyses (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) City University of New York 902pp. (PhD thesis). Reference page. 
• Johnson, K. & Le Crom, 1997. The "brown-frons" complex of Cyanophrys sensu lato and new sister species from Colombia and Brazil. Revista de Theclinae colombianos 1(2): [ii] + 1-21, pl. 3a, 6 figs. (15 August). 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. 

Links

• Butterflies of America.