Lampides boeticus

Male

Lampides boeticus, female

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: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Polyommatini
Genus: Lampides
Species: Lampides boeticus

Name

Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Type locality: “Habitat in Barbaria”.

Lectotype BMNH designated by Honey and Scoble, 2001: 304.

Original combination

• Papilio boeticus

Synonymy

• Papilio boeticus Linnaeus, 1767: 789.
• Papilio damoetes Fabricius, 1775: 526. Java: "nova Hollandia".
• Lycaena leguminis Scott, 1890. Australia.
• Papilio coluteae Fuessly, 1775: 31. Switzerland.
• Papilio archias Cramer, [1777]: 129, pl. 181, fig. C. Surinam.
• Papilio pisorum Fourcroy, 1785: 242. France.
• Papilio boetica Fabricius, 1793: 280.
• Lampides armeniensis Gerhard, 1882: 125–126.
• Polyommatus bagus Distant, 1886: 532. West Malaysia, Wellesley.
• Lampides grisescens Tutt, [1907]: 335.
• Lampides caerulea Tutt, [1907]: 336.
• Lampides caeruleafasciata Tutt, [1907]: 336.
• Lampides clara Tutt, [1907]: 336.
• Lampides clarafasciata Tutt, [1907]: 336.
• Lampides coerulea Tutt, [1907]: 336.
• Lampides ab. fasciata Tutt, [1907]: 336.
• Lampides fusca Tutt, [1907]: 336.
• Lampides ab. fuscafasciata Tutt, [1907]: 336.
• Lampides typicamarginata Tutt, [1907]: 336.
• Lampides ab. major Tutt, [1907]: 337.
• Lampides minor Tutt, [1907]: 337.
• Lampides typicafasciata Tutt, [1907]: 337.
• Lampides ab. albovittata Oberthür, 1910: 156.
• Lampides ab. ecuadata Oberthür, 1910: 157.
• Polyommatus boeticus (Linnaeus); Rothschild, 1915: 138.
• Lycaena boetica Rothschild, 1915: 387.
• Polyommatus yanagawensis Hori, 1923: 233. Japan.
• Lampides obsoleta Evans, [1925]: 351. Andamans.
• Lampides fusca de Sagarra, 1926: 136.
• Lycaena ab. minor Pionneau, 1928: 50.
  • Lampides infuscata de Sagarra. 1932: 166.
• Lampides ab. kawachensis Hirose, 1933: 36. Kawachi.
• Lampides anamariae Gómez Bustillo, 1973: 30.
• Lampides boeticus michaeli (forma) Kroon, 1980: 140. South Africa: “Blaauwberg, to the north of Cape Town”.

References

• Cramer, P. 1775–1780. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in der drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Afrika en America (etc). Amsterdam, Baalde & Utrecht, Parts 1–3. Pt.1 [1775]: xxx+16, 1–132, pls 1–84; [1776]: 133–156, pls 85–96; Pt.2 [1777]: 1–152, pls 97–192; Pt.3 [1779]: 1–104, pls 193–252; [1780]: 105–176, pls 253–288; Pt.4 [1780]: 1–246, pls 289–400. Reference page. 
• Distant, W.L. 1886. Contributions to a Knowledge of Malayan Entomology, Pt. V. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)17: 530–532. BHL Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H., (1925). The identification of Indian butterflies, Pt.7. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 30(2): 322–351, 2 pls. BHL. Reference page. 
• Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Libraria Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae. xvi+ 832 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.36510. BHL. Reference page. 
• Fabricius, J.C. 1792. Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adjectis synonimis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Tomus I. Pars 2. Hafniae: C.G. Proft, 538 pp. BHL PDF Reference page. 
• Fourcroy, A. F., 1785. Entomologia Parisiensis; sive, Catalogus insectorum quae in agro Parisiensi reperiuntur 2. 233–544 pp. BHL. Reference page. 
• Fuessly, J.C. 1775. Verzeichniss der ihm bekannten Schweizerischen Inseckten. Zürich and Winterthur, 4to: 12 +62pp, 1 cpl. BHL Reference page. 
• Gerhard, B., 1882. Lepidopterologisches. Berl. ent. Zeit. 26: 125–128. BHL. Reference page. 
• Gómez Bustillo, M. R., 1973. Nuevas subspecies y formas de lepidópteros - Rhopalóceros del centro de España. Revta. Lep. 1 (1-2): 26–39, 8 figs.
• Hirose, T., 1933. Some new aberrant forms of Japanese butterflies. Trans. Kansai ent. Soc. 4: 35–37, 1 pl.
• Honey, M.R., & Scoble, M.J., 2001. Linnaeus’s butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperiodea). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 132: 277–399. web. Reference page. 
• Hori, M., 1923. On a new variety of Polyommatus boeticus L., in Japan. Insect World 27: 233–234. Reference page. 
• Kroon in Claassens, A.J.M., & Dickson, C.G.C. 1980. Butterflies of the Table Mountain Range. Struik, Cape Town, 160pp.
• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 
• Oberthür, C., 1910. Notes pour servir à établir la faune Francais et Algérienne des Lépidoptères. Études de Lépidoptérologie Comparée. 4: 1–638. BHL. Reference page. 
• Pionneau, P., 1928. Nouvautés lépidoptèrologiques pour la faune girondine. Misc. Ent.;; 31 (5): 44–51. *de Sagarra, I., 1926. Annotaciones a la lepidopterologia Ibérica. IV. Bull. Inst. catal. Hist. nat. (2)6: 128–139.
• Rothschild, L.W. 1915. On Lepidoptera from the islands of Ceram, Buru, Bali and Misol. Novit. Zool. 22(1): 105–144; 22(2): 209–227.Reference page. 
• Rothschild, L.W. 1915. On the Lepidoptera in Tring museum sent by Mr. A. S. Meek from the Admiralty Islands, Dampier and Vulcan Islands. Novitates Zoologicae. 22(2): 192–208; 22(3): 387–402. Reference page. 
• de Sagarra, I., 1926. Annotaciones a la lepidopterologia Ibérica. IV. Bull. Inst. catal. Hist. nat. (2)6: 128–139.
• de Sagarra, I., 1932. [Title unknown] Treb. Mus. Ciènces Nat. Barcelona 14 :166.
• Scott, W. A., 1890. Australian Lepidoptera... Sydney, Aust. Mus. Folio 2 (5 parts): 36 pp., pls. 10-21.
• Tutt, J.W. 1907–1908. A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera Vol 9, Butterflies (2): 495pp, 28 pls. London, Swan Sonnenschein & Co. BHL Reference page. 
• Wise, K.A.J. 1969: Three new insect records for the Auckland area, New Zealand. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 6 (4-6): 423–426. [Publication date: 14 March 1969]

Vernacular names

Boarisch: Grósser Wånderblauling, Långschwånzerder Blauling
Deutsch: Große Wanderbläuling, Langschwänzige Bläuling
English: Peablue, Long-tailed Blue
français: Azuré porte-queue
日本語: ウラナミシジミ
தமிழ்: பட்டாணி நீலன்
Tiếng Việt: Cây đuôi dài xanh
中文: 亮灰蝶

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