Thepytus epytus

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: Thepytus
Species: Thepytus epytus

Thepytus epytus (Godman & Salvin, 1887)

Syntype: ♂ BMNH. BM type no. Rh. 663. images

Thecla epytus Godman & Salvin, 1887: 40, pl.52 figs 27-29; Draudt, [1924]: 767, Pl.154c; Lepindex !
Thepytus epytus (Godman & Salvin); Lamas, 2004: 134.

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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.
Robbins, R.K., Busby, R. & Duarte, M., 2010. Phylogeny and taxonomy of the Neotropical Thepytus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae). Arthropod systematics & phylogeny 68(1): 35-52. PDF Reference page.