Gargina gargophia

Thecla gargophia, ♂, from original description.

Thecla orios, ♂, from 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: Eumaeini
Genus: Gargina
Species: Gargina gargophia

Name

Gargina gargophia (Hewitson, [1877])

Type locality: Brazil, Espiritu Santo.

Holotype: BMNH, #735, images.

Synonymy

• Thecla gargophia Hewitson, [1877]: 78, pl.75, figs 597,598.
• Thecla orios Godman & Salvin, [1887]: 51, pl.54, figs 10,11.
• Thecla pharus Druce, 1907: 586, pl.34, fig.7.
• Thecla radiatio Druce, 1907: 586, pl.34, fig.8.
• Thecla viola Draudt, [1920]: 791, 157-e.
• Nicolaea honduriana Johnson, 1993: 73.
• Gargina gargophia (Hewitson); Robbins, 2004: 132, 279.

References

• 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. 
• Druce, H.H. 1907. On Neotropical Lycaenidae with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the zoological Society of London 1907(3): 566–632, pls 31–36. Reference page. 
• Godman, F.D. & Salvin, O. 1879-1901. Biologia Centrali-Americana (Lepidoptera; Rhopalocera), 3 vols. London, Taylor & Francis. Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol III (plates). Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Johnson, K., 1993. Neotropical Hairstreak Butterflies: New Sister Genera of the Electrostrymon/Angulopis Grade of Eumaeini (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae). Reports of the Museum of Natural History, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point 32: 1–76. pdf. Reference page. 
• Robbins, R.K., 2004. Lycaenidae. Theclinae. Tribe Eumaeini, pp. 118-137. In: Lamas, G. (Ed.), Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. 4A. Gainesville, Association for Tropical Lepidoptera; Scientific Publishers. Reference page. 

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