Dion meda

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: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Hesperiinae
Tribus: Hesperiini
Subtribus: Moncina
Genus: Dion
Speciesː Dion meda

Name

Dion meda Hewitson, 1877.

Type localityː Brazil.

Typusː ZMHU, images.

Synonymy

♦ Hesperia meda Hewitson, 1877ː 82.
♦ Hesperia abdon Plotz, 1882ː 320. Brazil. Synonymy in Evans, [1955]ː 212.
♦ Dion meda (Hewitson); Evans, [1955]ː 212; Bridges, 1994ː VIII.138, IX.22; Lamas, 2004ː 67.

References

• Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Hesperioidea (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1951–55. A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae in the British Museum. Pt.1 (1951): x+92pp, pls.1–9; Pt.2 (1952): v.+178pp, pls.10–25; Pt.3 (1953): v+246pp, pls.26–53; Pt.4 (1955): v+499pp, pls. 54–88. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1877. Descriptions of twenty-five new species of Hesperidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)19: 76–85. 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. 
• Plötz, C. 1882–83. Die Hesperiinen-Gattung Hesperia Aut. und ihre Arten. Entomologische Zeitung 1882: 43: 314–344, 436-456; 1883: 44: 26–64, 44: 195–233. Reference page. 

Links

Butterflies of America; Lepindex