Horaga onyx

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: Horagini
Genus: Horaga
Species: Horaga onyx
Subspecies: H. o. akronyx – H. o. cingalensis – H. o. decolor – H. o. fruhstorferi – H. o. moltrechti – H. o. onyx – H. o. rana – H. o. sardonyx – H. o. zuniga

Name

Horaga onyx (Moore, [1858])

Type locality: N.W. Himalayas.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonymy

Myrina onyx Doubleday, 1847: 22 (nomen nudum).
Thecla onyx Moore, [1858]: 30, nec Boisduval, MS.
Horaga onyx (Moore); Moore, 1882 : 247.
Horaga onyx onyx (Moore); Fruhstorfer, 1912: 232, fig. 3; Evans, 1927: 187; Cowan, 1966: 115, pl.1, figs.1, 2; Pinratana, 1981: 125, pl. 23, fig. 3, pl. 31, fig. 4; Smith, 1993: 43, pl. 20B, figs B8, B12; Yutaka, consulted 20.x.2012 (images).
Horaga onyx arta [forma] Fruhstorfer, 1914: 34. Assam.

References

Cowan C. F., 1966. Indo-oriental Horagini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 18(4): 105–141, 3 pls. BHL Reference page.
Doubleday, E. 1847. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, Part 2, London. BHL Reference page.
Evans, W.H. 1927. The identification of Indian butterflies, Edition 1, xii + 302 pp., 32 pls, 11 figs. Madras. Text, plates. Reference page.
Fruhstorfer, H. 1911. Ubersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 56(3/4): 197–272, 4 figs. Reference page.
Fruhstorfer, H., 1914. Neue Lycaenidae. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift Iris 28(1): 33–35; (2): 121-137. BHL1; BHL2. Reference page.
Moore, F., [1858]. in Moore, F. & Horsfield, T. Catalogue of the lepidopterous insects in the Museum of the Honourable East India Company 1. London. i-v, 1-14, 17-278, i-iv, 1-12, plates 1a-6a. Reference page.
Moore, F., 1882. List of the Lepidoptera collected by the Rev. J. H. Hocking, chiefly in the Kangra district, N. W. Himalayas, with descriptions of new genera and species, Part 1. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882: 234-263, 2 pls. Reference page.
Pinratana, A., 1981. Butterflies in Thailand, Vol. 4, Lycaenidae.Viratham Press, Bangkok.
Smith, C., 1993. Illustrated Checklist of Nepal's Butterflies, 128pp. Rohit Kumar, Lashkar (Gwalior).
Yutaka, I. & Saito, K., A Checklist of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from Thailand, Laos & Vietnam.