Porphyrogenes vulpecula

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: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Eudaminae
Tribus: Phocidini
Genus: Porphyrogenes
Species: Porphyrogenes vulpecula

Name

Porphyrogenes vulpecula (Plötz, 1882)

Type locality: Brazil, Pará.

Lectotype: ZMB. male ♂. (lectotype designated by Austin & Mielke 2008: 11).

Synonymy

• Telemiades vulpecula Plötz, 1882ː 73.
• Thymele eudemus Mabille, 1888ː 170, fig.7. Chiriqui, coll. Staudinger.
• Physalea vulpecula (Plötz); Draudt, 1924ː 865.
• Porphyrogenes vulpecula vulpecula (Plötz); Evans, [1952]ː 157; Lamas, 2004ː 39.
• Ocyba vespertilio J. & W. Zikan, 1968. Brazil, RJ.

References

• Austin, G. T. & Mielke, O.H.H. 2008. Hesperiidae of Rondônia, Brazil: Porphyrogenes Watson (Lepidoptera: Pyrginae: Eudamini), with descriptions of new species from Central and South America. Insecta Mundi 44: 1–56. PDF. Reference page. 
• Draudt, M.W.K. 1917–1924. Die amerikanischen Tagfalter. Lycaenidae and Grypocera. In Seitz, Gross-schmetterlinge der Erde 5: 739–999, Pls.1–194. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1951–55. A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae in the British Museum. Pt.1 (1951): x+92pp, pls.1–9; Pt.2 (1952): v.+178pp, pls.10–25; Pt.3 (1953): v+246pp, pls.26–53; Pt.4 (1955): v+499pp, pls. 54–88. Reference page. 
• Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol.5A, Pt.4A. Assn. for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439pp. Reference page. 
• Mabille, P. 1888. Description de Lépidoptéres (Hespérides) nouveaux. Le Naturaliste (10)2(31): 146–148, 169-171, 180-181. Reference page. 
• Plötz, C. 1882. Einige Hesperiinen-Gattung und deren Arten. Parts 1 & 2. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 26(1): 71–82; 26(2): 253–266. Reference page. 
• Zikán, J. & Zikán W., 1968. Inseto-fauna do Itatiaia e da Mantiqueira. III. Lepidoptera. Pesquisa agropecuária brasileira (Agronomia) 3: 45-109. Reference page.