Neozephyrus japonicus

Neozephyrus japonicus from Rhopalocera Nihonica.

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: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Theclini
Genus: Neozephyrus
Species: Neozephyrus japonicus
Subspecies: N. j. japonicus – N. j. koreanus – N. j. regina – N. j. sachalinensis

Name

Neozephyrus japonicus Murray, 1874.

Type locality: "Japoniam", Japan.

Holotype: BMNH

Synonymy

• Dipsas japonica Murray, 1874: 169.
• Thecla fasciata Janson, 1878: 272, pl.5 fig.4.
• Thecla japonica (Murray); Pryer, 1886: 14, pl.4 figs 7a-d.
• =Zephyrus taxila Bremer; Leech, [1893]: 370.
• Ruralis japonica (Murray); Moore, 1910: 275.
• Neozephyrus japonica (Murray); Bridges, 1994: VIII.233.
• Neozephyrus japonicus (Murray); Koiwaya, 2007: 31, 182, figs 103-1a to 103-12b.

References

• Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
• Janson, O.E., [1878]. Remarks on Japanese Rhopalocera and descriptions of five apparently new species. Cistula Entomologica 2(19): 269-274, pl.5. BHL, plate. Reference page. 
• Koiwaya, S., 2007. The Zephyrus Hairstreaks of the World. 1: 1–300 2: pls 1-256. Mushi-Sha, Tokyo, Japan. ISBN 978-4-943955-05-4. Reference page. 
• Leech, J.H. 1892-1894. Butterflies from China, Japan and Corea 1. pp 1-297, 2. pp 297–681, Map, Plates. Reference page. 
• Moore, F., 1910–1911. Lepidoptera Indica Vol. 8. Rhopalocera: Lycaenidae. 293pp., pls 640-705a. Reference page. 
• Murray, Rev. R. P. 1874. Notes on Japanese Rhopalocera/Butterflies, with descriptions of new genera and species. Entomologist's monthly Magazine 11: 2-4, 166-172. Reference page. 
• Pryer, H. J. S., 1886. Rhopalocera Nihonica: a description of the butterflies of Japan, Edn.1: 12 pp, 3 pls; Edn.2: xiii +35pp, 10pls. BHL1, Pls.1, BHL2, Pls.2. Yokohama. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

日本語: ミドリシジミ

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