Megisto cymela

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: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Satyrinae
Tribus: Satyrini
Subtribus: Euptychiina
Genus: Megisto
Species: Megisto cymela
Subspecies: (2)
M. c. cymela – M. c. viola

Name

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Megisto cymela (Cramer, 1777)

Type locality: South Africa.

Synonyms

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  • Papilio cymela Cramer, 1777
  • Papilio eurytus Fabricius, 1775, Syst. Ent.: 487 (preocc. Papilio eurytus Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Papilio eurytris Fabricius, 1793, (emend.)

References

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  • Cramer, 1777, Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 55, pl. 132, f, C, D.
  • Miller, L.D., 1976: Revision of the Euptychiini (Satyridae). 3. Megisto Hübner. Bulletin of the Allyn Museum 33: 1–23.

Vernacular names

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English: Little Wood Satyr