Megathecla gigantea

Thecla gigantea, ♂, from original description.

Taxonavigation

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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: Eumaeini
Genus: Megathecla
Species: Megathecla gigantea

Name

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Megathecla gigantea (Hewitson, [1867]).

Type locality: Brazil, Para.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH, #586, images.

Synonymy

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  • Thecla gigantea Hewitson, [1867]: 83, 32, figs 43,44; Bridges, 1994: VIII.192.
  • Gulliveria gigantea (Hewitson); D'Abrera & Balint, 2001.
  • Megathecla gigantea (Hewitson); Robbins, 2002: 820.

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