Chilasa epycides

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: Papilionidae
Subfamilia: Papilioninae
Tribus: Papilionini
Genus: Chilasa
Subgenus: Chilasa (Chilasa)
Species: Chilasa (Chilasa) epycides
Subspecies: C. e. curiatius – C. e. epycides – C. e. horatius – C. e. hypochra – C. e. melanoleucus – C. e. yamabuki

Name

Chilasa epycides (Hewitson, 1864)

Synonymy

• Papilio epycides Hewitson, 1864 (original combination)
• Chilasa imitata Devyatkin & Monastyrskii, 2003
  • Type locality: Vietnam, Lam Dong Province, Dong Mang District, Bi Doup-Nui Ba Nature Reserve, 2200 m.
  • Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. 16.IV.2002. legit A.L. Monastyrskii
• Papilio epycides curiatius Fruhstorfer , 1901
• Papilio horatius Blanchard, 1871

References

• Monastyrskii, A.L. & Devyatkin, A.L., 2003. New taxa and new records of butterflies from Vietnam 2. Atalanta 34(1-2): 75–109. PDF. Reference page. 
• Yoshino, K., 2008. Description of a new subspecies of Chilasa epycides from North Yunnan, China. Futao 54: 7–8. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

বাংলা: খাগড়াছড়ি
English: lesser mime
中文: 小黑斑鳳蝶