Strephonota sphinx

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: Strephonota
Species: Strephonota sphinx

Name

Strephonota sphinx (Fabricius, 1775).

Type locality: "India Orientali"!

Holoype: ♂ BMNH. images.

Synonymy

• Papilio sphinx Fabricius, 1775: 520.
• Papilio dindymus Cramer, [1775]: 73, pl.46, figs F,G. TL: Surinam. NT: BMNH images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 134.
• Thecla stilbia Hewitson, 1867: 107, pl.39, fig. 127. Type: BMNH images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 134.
• Thecla sphinx (Fabricius); Hewitson, 1867: 107, fig. 124.
• Thecla dindymus (Cramer); Hewitson, 1867: 107, pl. 39, fig. 126; Comstock & Huntington, [1959] 67: 207.
• Thecla proba Godman & Salvin, [1887]: 64, pl.56, figs 1-3. TL: Panama. Type: BMNH images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 134.
• Rapala sphinx (Fabricius); Druce, 1895: 621.
• Thecla climicles Dyar, 1915: 150. TL: Taboga Island, Panama. Type: USNM images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 134.
• Thecla purissima Draudt, [1920]: 788. TL: Panama. Type: NHMB images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 134.
• Callipsyche dindymus (Cramer); Lewis, 1974: pl.67, fig.11.
• Dindyminotes dindymus (Cramer); Faynel, Brévignon & Johnson, 2003: 15–16,51,63.
• Strephonota sphinx (Fabricius); Lamas, 2004: 134.

References

• Comstock, W.P. & Huntington, E.I. 1958–1964. An annotated list of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) of the Western Hemisphere. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 21 parts. [1958] 66: 103–118; [1959] 67: 59–95, 163–212; [1960] 68: 49–62, 105–122, 176–186, 232–240; [1961] 69: 54–58, 105–118, 157–176, 191–200; [1962] 70: 39–46, 100–118, 177–179; [1963] 71: 45–57, 115–119, 189–197' 262–264; 1964 72: 62–64, 120–130, 173–192. Reference page. 
• Cramer, P. 1775–1780. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in der drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Afrika en America (etc). Amsterdam, Baalde & Utrecht, Parts 1–3. Pt.1 [1775]: xxx+16, 1–132, pls 1–84; [1776]: 133–156, pls 85–96; Pt.2 [1777]: 1–152, pls 97–192; Pt.3 [1779]: 1–104, pls 193–252; [1780]: 105–176, pls 253–288; Pt.4 [1780]: 1–246, pls 289–400. 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. 
• Druce, H.H. 1895. A monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1895(3): 556-627, 4 pls. Reference page. 
• Dyar, H. G. 1915. Report on the lepidoptera of the Smithsonian Biological Survey of the Panama Canal Zone. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47(#2050): 139–350. BHL. Reference page. 
• Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Libraria Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae. xvi+ 832 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.36510. BHL. Reference page. 
• Faynel, C., Brévignon, C. & Johnson, K., 2003. The Infratribe Strephonina in French Guiana with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae). Lambillionea 103(1): Supplément, 32 pp. Reference page. 
• Godman, F.D. & Salvin, O. 1879-1901. Biologia Centrali-Americana (Lepidoptera; Rhopalocera), 3 vols. London, Taylor & Francis. Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol III (plates). Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. 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. 
• Lewis, H.L. 1974. Butterflies of the World, xvi + 312pp., 208 pls. Harrap, London. ISBN 0-245-52097-X; Open Library. Reference page. 

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