Rhamma amethystina

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: Eumaeini
Genus: Rhamma
Species: Rhamma amethystina

Name

Rhamma amethystina (Hayward, 1949).

Type locality: Argentina, Tueuman, Villa Nougues.

Holotype: IFML. images.

Synonymy

• Thecla amethystina Hayward, 1949: 567, fig. 3.
• Rhamma duplicata K. Johnson, 1992: 145.
• Rhamma cuchoensis K. Johnson, 1992: 49. TL: Argentina, Prov. Salta, Dept, Ledesma, 5 mi. N of Cucho. HT: AMNH. male ♂.
• Rhamma chilensis K. Johnson, 1992: 144. TL: Chile, Tarapaci State, Quebrada de Timae, NE of Codpa. HT: AMNH.
• Rhamma amethystina (Hayward); Johnson, 1992: 136.
• Shapiroana herrerai K. Johnson, 1992

References

• Hayward, K.J., 1949. Nuevas especies de Lycaenidae de la Argentina (Lep. Rhop.) Acta zoologica lillolana 8: 567–581, 7 figs. Reference page. 
• Johnson, K. 1992. Genera and species of the Neotropical 'elfin'-like hairstreak butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. Theclinae). Rep. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Wis. (Stevens Point) 22(2): 136–279. ill. PDF. 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.