Drupadia estella

Drupadia estella, male, Sumatra, as Myrina estellafrom original description.

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: Cheritrini
Genus: Drupadia
Species: Drupadia estella
Subspecies: D. e. estella – D. e.  nicevillei – D. e. semperna

Name

Drupadia estella (Hewitson, 1863).

Type locality: Indonesia, Sumatra.

Lectotype: ♂ BMNH, designated by Cowan, 1974: 340.

Synonyms

• Myrina estella Hewitson, 1863: 31, pl. 16, figs 50, 51.
• Sithon estella (Hewitson); Snellen, 1890: 299
• Biduanda estella (Hewitson); Nicéville & Martin, 1896: 480, No. 483.
• [Biduanda nicevillei Doherty; Nicéville & Martin, 1896: 480, No. 485.]
• Marmessus estella (Hewitson); Seitz, 1926: 990, pl. 159, figs f9, f10.
• Drupadia estella (Hewitson); Cowan, 1974: 339.
• Drupadia estella estella (Hewitson); Seki et al, 1992: 80, pl. 52, L290.

References

• Cowan, C. F., 1974. The Indo-Oriental genus Drupadia Moore (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 29(6): 281–356, 6 pls, 15 figs.
• Hewitson, W. C., 1863-1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp. Text Plates.
• de Nicéville, L. & Martin, L., 1896. A list of butterflies of Sumatra with special reference to the species occurring in the North-East of the island. J. Asiat. Soc. Beng. (2)64(3)[1895]: 357–555.
• Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Introduction, Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799–1107, pls. 138-175.
• Seki, Y., Takanami, Y. and Otsuka, K., 1991. Butterflies of Borneo Vol. 2, No. 1. Lycaenidae. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo.
• Snellen, P. C. T., 1890. Aanteekeningen over de Lepidoptera van het eiland Beliteung. Tijdschr. Ent. 33: 279-310. pl. 12.

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