Libythea lepita

Libythea lepita

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: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Libytheinae
Genus: Libythea
Species: Libythea lepita
Subspecies: L. l. amamiana – L. l. formosana – L. l. lepita

Name

Libythea lepita (Moore, [1858])

Type locality: India, North India.

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂.

Synonyms

• Libythea celtis chinensis Fruhstorfer, 1909 (synonymized by Kawahara 2013: 32)
• Libythea celtis celtoides Fruhstorfer, 1909 (synonymized by Kawahara 2013: 32)
• Libythea celtis matsumurae Fruhstorfer, 1909
• Libythea lepita sophene Fruhstorfer, 1914 (synonymized by Kawahara 2013: 32)

References

• Kawahara, A.Y. 2013. Systematic revision and review of the extant and fossil snout butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Libytheinae). Zootaxa 3631(1): 001–074. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3631.1.1 Preview. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Snout butterfly
日本語: テングチョウ

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