Taguaiba fulginia

Taguaiba fulginia is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is found in the southeastern Brazilian states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo at altitudes ranging from sea level to 250 metres (820 ft).

Taguaiba fulginia
Male, figure A (dorsal) and B (ventral)
Female, figure C (dorsal) and D (ventral)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Taguaiba
Species:
T. fulginia
Binomial name
Taguaiba fulginia
(d'Almeida, 1922)[1]
Synonyms
  • Taygetis fulginia

Taxonomy

The species was previously considered a synonym of Taygetis ypthima, but a morphological study revealed its specific status and indicates closer relationship with Taygetis rectifascia and Taygetis servius.[2] This relationship was confirmed in a molecular phylogenetic study and the species were transferred to genus Taguaiba.[1]

References

  1. Marianne Espeland; Shinichi Nakahara; Thamara Zacca; Eduardo P. Barbosa; Blanca Huertas; et al. (2023). "Combining target enrichment and Sanger sequencing data to clarify the systematics of the diverse Neotropical butterfly subtribe Euptychiina (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)". Systematic Entomology: 1–73. doi:10.1111/syen.12590. ISSN 1365-3113.
  2. Siewert, R.R. ; Zacca, T. , Dias, F.M.S. ; Freitas, A.V.L. , Mielke, O.H.H. & Casagrande, M.M., 2013: The “Taygetis ypthima species group” (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae): taxonomy, variation and description of a new species. Zookeys, 356: 11-29: Abstract and full article: doi:10.3897/zookeys.356.6481


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