Iraota timoleon nicevillei

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: Amblypodiini
Genus: Iraota
Species: Iraota timoleon
Subspecies: Iraota timoleon nicevillei

Name

Iraota timoleon nicevillei Butler, 1901.

Type locality: Sri Lanka

Holotype: ♀ BMNH.

Synonymy

• Iraota nicevillei Butler, 1901: 291.
• Iraota maecenas Fabricius; Moore, 1881: 102, pl.40 figs 2,2a,2b. Misidentification.
• Iraota timoleon nicevillei Butler; D'Abrera, 1986: 587.

References

• D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne. Reference page. 
• Butler, A. G., 1901. Descriptions of new species of Lycaenidae in the collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7)7: 288–291. BHL. Reference page. 
• Moore, F. 1881-83. The Lepidoptera of Ceylon Vols. 1, 190pp, pls 1–71. 2, 162pp, pls 72–143. L. Reeve & Co., London. Reference page.