Thecla americensis

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: Thecla
Species: Thecla americensis

Name

Thecla americensis Blanchard, 1852

• Type locality: Chili
• Lectotype: MNHN. male ♂. (lectotype designated by Johnson, Eisele & MacPherson 1990: 30).

Synonymy

• Status:   invalid   [synonym of Strymon eurytulus (Hübner, [1819]); synonymized by Johnson, Eisele & MacPherson 1990: 29]

References

Additional references

• Johnson, K., Eisele, R.C., MacPherson, B., 1990. The "Hairstreak Butterflies" (Lycaenidae, Theclinae) of Northwestern Argentina. Pt.2. Strymon, sensu stricto Bulletin of the Allyn Museum 130: 1–77. 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.