Rhamma commodus

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 commodus

Name

Rhamma commodus (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865).

Type locality: Colombia, Bogota.

Lectotype: ♂ BMNH: "Bogota, Lindig, type, Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939-1., commodus n., Felder coll., Type, B.M. Type No. Rh. 607". images.

Synonymy

• Thecla commodus Felder & Felder, 1865: 262, pl. 32, figs 19,20.
• Paralustrus commodus (Felder & Felder); Johnson, 1992: 154, figs 69, 164.
• Paralustrus orosiensis Johnson, 1992: 156, figs 70, 165. Costa Rica, Orosi. MNHN Fassl coll. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 121.
• Paralustrus salazari Le Crom & Johnson, 1993: 3. Colombia, Quinchia Risaralda. AMNH. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 121.
• Rhamma commodus (Felder & Felder); Lamas, 2004: 121.

References

• Felder, C. & Felder, R. 1865–75. Lepidoptera. In Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in der Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 under den Befehlen Commadore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band: Abtheilung. Vienna, 549 pp., 140 pls. Text. Plates. 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. 
• Le Crom, J.F. & Johnson, 1993. New Species and New Records of 'Elfin'-like Hairstreak Butterflies from Colombia (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae). Reports of the Museum of Natural History, University of Wisconsin (Stevens Point). 36: 1–19, 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. 
• Prieto, C. & Vargas, M.A. 2016. Elfin butterflies of the genus Rhamma Johnson (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae): A review of the Colombian species. Zootaxa 4093(3): 323–342. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.3.2. PDF. Reference page.