Leptotes cassius theonus

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: Leptotes
Species: Leptotes cassius
Subspecies: Leptotes cassius theonus

Name

Leptotes cassius theonus (Lucas, 1857).

Type locality: Cuba.

Holotype: not located.

Synonymy

• Lycaena theonus [Lefebvre] Lucas, 1857: 611, pl. 16, figs 8, 8a, 8b.
• Lycaena cassius floridensis (var.) Morrison, 1873: 187.
• Leptotes cassius theonus (Lucas); Lamas, 2004: 138.

References

• Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol.5A, Pt.4A. Assn. for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439pp. Reference page. 
• Morrison, H.K. 1873. Notes on North American Lepidoptera. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 1(4): 186-189. Reference page. 
• Lucas, P.H. 1857. Ordre des Lépidoptères. In de la Sagra Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'isle de Cuba. Paris. Animaux articulés 7: 474–750, pls 14–16. Text, plates. Reference page.