Ravenna nivea howarthi

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: Ravenna
Species: Ravenna nivea
Subspecies: Ravenna nivea howarthi

Name

Ravenna nivea howarthi Saigusa, 1993.

Type locality: China, NW Fukien, Kuatung, 27º40'N, 117º40'E, 2300 m.

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. 22.VI.1922. H. Höne.

Synonymy

• Ravenna howarthi Saigusa, 1993; Fujioka, 1993, redescription?; synonymised by Koiwaya, 2007: 110.
• Ravenna nivea jessica Yoshino, 1997
• Ravenna nivea howarthi Saigusa; Koiwaya, 2007: 110.

References

• Fujioka, T. 1993. Zephyrus (Theclini butterflies) in the world (3). Genus Antigius and allied genera. Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 4: 3–20. 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. 
• Saigusa, T., 1993. Taxonomy and evolution of the genus Japonica (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) in Japan. Gekkan-Mushi (267):4-14. Reference page. 
• Saigusa, T. and Ogadiri, K., 2000. Recent advances in studies of the "Zephyrus" Hairstreaks (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae), Gekkan-Mushi, (348): 2-9. Reference page. 
• Yoshino, K., 1997. New butterflies from China 2. Neo Lepidoptera 2: 1–8. Reference page.