Phytala elais in Seitz Vol.13

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: Poritiinae
Tribus: Liptenini
Subtribus: Epitolina
Genus: Phytala
Species: Phytala elais
Subspecies: (3) per Williams, 2007.
P. e. catori – P. e. elais – P. e. ugandae

Name

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Phytala elais Westwood, 1851.

Type locality: Ghana: “Ashanti”.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH, Allotype ♀ Gabon, Kangwe, CM.

Synonymy

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  • Phytala elais Westwood, 1851: 471, pl.77 fig.2; Hewitson, [1863]: 2, pl.1 fig.2; Aurivillius, in Seitz, 1920: pl.64f.
  • Phytala elais elais Westwood; Jackson, 1964: 59; Stempffer, 1967: 85; Williams, 2007: Epitolina 69.

References

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