Simiskina phalena howarthi

male, right:upperside, left:underside, Palawan Is.

Taxonavigation edit

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: Poritiini
Genus: Simiskina
Species: Simiskina phalena
Subspecies: Simiskina phalena howarthi

Name edit

Simiskina phalena howarthi H. Hayashi, 1976.

Type locality: Philippines, Palawan, Ransang Gimba.

Holotype: OMNH. ♂. 25. XI. 1969. [1]

Synonymy edit

  • Simiskina phalena howarthi H. Hayashi, 1976: 19; Treadaway, 1995: 66; Takanami & Seki, consulted ii.2011.

References edit

  • Hayashi, H., 1976. A new subspecies of Lycaenidae from Palawan. Tyô-to-Ga 27(1): 19–24, ill. [2]
  • Takanami, Y. & Seki, Y., 2001. A synonymic list of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Edn. 12.
  • Treadaway, C. G., 1995. Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Nachr. entomol. Apollo Suppl.14: 7–118.
  • Treadaway, C. G. & Schrőder, Heinz, 2012. Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Nachr. entomol. Apollo Suppl.20: 1–64.


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