Hypochrysops coruscans

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: Luciini
Genus: Hypochrysops
Species: Hypochrysops coruscans
Subspecies: H. c. coruscans –H. c. subcaeruleum

Name

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Hypochrysops coruscans (Grose-Smith, 1897).

Type locality: West Papua, Kapaur.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH: "Type, Kapaur, Dutch N. G., Low C. xii.96 Doherty, Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939-1, Gen. 1962. 396 G.E.T., Waigeum coruscans Gr.Sm. Type ♂".

Synonymy

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  • Waigeum coruscans Grose-Smith, 1897: 367; Rothschild, 1916: 31; Grünberg in Seitz, 1921: 833.
  • Waigeum coruscans coruscans Grose-Smith; D'Abrera, 1971: 322; 1977: 322.
  • Waigeum ribbei var. coruscans Grose-Smith; Ribbe, 1900: 337.
  • Waigeum utyi Bethune-Baker, 1913: 567; D'Abrera, 1971: 372; 1977: 372; synonymised by Sands, 1986: 95.
  • Hypochrysops coruscans coruscans (Grose-Smith); Sands, 1986: 95.

References

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  • The Papua Insects Foundation, images.