Lamproptera meges decius

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: Papilionidae
Subfamilia: Papilioninae
Tribus: Leptocircini
Genus: Lamproptera
Species: Lamproptera meges
Subspecies: Lamproptera meges decius

Name

Lamproptera meges decius (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862.)

Type locality: Philippines.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonymy

• Leptocircus decius C. & R. Felder, 1862 Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9) : 284
• Leptocircus wilsonii Reakirt, [1865]: 495. TL: Philippines.
• Lamproptera meges decius (Felder); D'Abrera, 1982: 118; Page & Treadaway, 2003: 3, pl. 1, f. 2

References

• D'Abrera, B., 1982. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I Papilionidae, Pieridae, Danaidae: pp. xxi+ 1-244. Hill House, Melbourne. Reference page. 
• Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world. 17.
• Reakirt, T. [1865]. Notes upon exotic Lepidoptera, chiefly from the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 3: 443–504. BHL. Reference page. 
• Vane-Wright, R.I. & de Jong, R. 2003. The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen 343: 3–267, figs 1–14, pls 1–16. Online. Reference page.