Euselasia aurantiaca

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: Riodinidae
Subfamilia: Nemeobiinae
Tribus: Euselasiini
Genus: Euselasia
Species: Euselasia aurantiaca
Subspecies: (3) per Lamas, 2004.
E. a. aurantiaca – E. a. aurum – E. a. marginata

Euselasia aurantiaca (Salvin & Godman, 1868).

Type locality: Guatemala, San Geronimo.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH, #1188 images.

Eurygona aurantiaca Salvin & Godman, 1868: 149.
Eurygona elmira Hewitson, 1870: 226. Synonymy in Bridges, 1994: VIII.155.
Eurygona cheles Godman & Salvin, 1889: 356. Synonymy in Bridges, 1994: VIII.102.
Euselasia aurantiaca Salvin & Godman; Bridges, 1994: 53; Lamas, 2004: 143.

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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.
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