Taygetis mermeria

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: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Satyrinae
Tribus: Satyrini
Subtribus: Euptychiina
Genus: Taygetis
Species: Taygetis mermeria
Subspecies: T. m. excavata – T. m. griseomarginata – T. m. mermeria

Name

Taygetis mermeria (Cramer, [1776])

Synonymy

• Papilio mermeria Cramer, [1776]
• Faunus tenebrosus Blanchard, [1844]; in Jacquemont
• Taygetis mermeria f. crameri Weymer, 1910 [Unknown source, but see Weymer, 1924: 185. (also in german Archive-PDF)].

References

• Weymer, G., 1924. 4. Satyridae. In. The Macrolepidoptera of the world : a systematic account of all the known Macrolepidoptera. (Alternative title: Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde: eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge). Seitz, A. (Ed.), 5: (part 2) pp.173-283. BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.126182 Archive PDF: German Reference page. 

Additional references

• Miller, L.D. 1978a. Notes and descriptions of Euptychiini (Lepidoptera: Satyridae) from the Mexican region. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 32(2): 75–85. full article (PDF}. Reference page.