Nacaduba cyanea epicoritus

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Polyommatini
Genus: Nacaduba
Species: Nacaduba cyanea
Subspecies: Nacaduba cyanea epicoritus

Thysonotis manto & T. stephani ♀♀ from OD.

Lycaena (Thysonotis) sperchius ♂ from OD.

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

Name

Nacaduba cyanea epicoritus Boisduval, 1832.

Type locality: New Guinea.

Holotype: not located.

Synonymy

• Damis epicoritus [sic] Boisduval, 1832: 67.
• Lycaena (Thysonotis) sperchius C. & R. Felder, 1860: 245, pl.3, fig.4. New Guinea, HT ♂ BMNH; synonymised by Parsons, 1998: 425.
• Thysonotis stephani Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896: (3)48, pl. 8, figs 1, 2. - Stephansort, HT BMNH; synonymised by Parsons, 1998: 425.
• Thysonotis manto Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896: (3)42, pl. 7, figs 11, 12. - Astrolabe Bay, Kirikadi, HT BMNH; synonymised by Parsons, 1998: 425.
• Thysonotis cyanea arinides Fruhstorfer, 1915: 44; synonymised by Parsons, 1998: 425.
• Nacaduba cyanea epicoritus (Boisduval); Parsons, 1998: 425.

References

• Boisduval, J.-A. 1832. Voyage de découvertes de l'Astrolabe (etc). Faune entomologique de l'Ocean Pacifique (etc). Part 1. Lépidoptères. Paris. J Tastu, 267pp, Pls. 1–12. Reference page. 
• Felder, C. & Felder, R. 1860. Lepidopterologische Fragmente. Parts 5-6. Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift 4(4): 97–112; 4(8): 225–251, 2 pls.; 394–402. Reference page. 
• Fruhstorfer, H., 1915. Neue Formen der gattung Thysonotis und Aufzählung der bekannten Rassen auf Grund morphologische Unterschungen. Societas Entomologica 30: 39-40, 42-45, 49-52. Reference page. 
• Grose-Smith, H. & Kirby, W.F. 1887–1902. Rhopalocera Exotica - being Illustrations of New, Rare and Unfigured Species of Butterflies 3 Vols. Gurney & Jackson, London. Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3. Reference page. 
• Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London, ISBN 0125455550. Reference page.