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
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
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: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Polyommatini
Genus: Catochrysops
Species: Catochrysops taitensis

Name

Catochrysops taitensis (Boisduval, [1832]).

Type locality: Tahiti.

Holotype: not located

Synonymy

  • Lycaena taitensis Boisduval, [1832]: 77.
  • Catochrysops lithargyria pepe Hopkins, 1927: 55. Samoa. PT: ♂ OUMNH images, ♀ images.
  • Catochrysops taitensis Riley, 1928: 465; Tite, 1959: 211; Hirowatari, 1992: 51; Tennent, 2009: 84.

References

  • Boisduval, J.B. 1832. Voyage de découvertes de l'Astrolabe (etc). Faune entomologique de l'Ocean Pacifique (etc). Part 1. Lépidoptères. Paris. J Tastu, 267pp, Pls. 1–12. Reference page. 
  • Hirowatari, T. 1992. A generic classification of the tribe Polyommatini of the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae). Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture (B) 44 (Suppl.) PDF. Reference page. 
  • Hopkins, G.H.E., 1927. Insects of Samoa, Pt. 3, Fasc. 1. Butterflies of Samoa and some adjacemt Island Groups. London, BMNH 3(1): 64pp, 4 pls, 1 text fig. BHL Reference page. 
  • Riley, N.D. & Poulton, E. B., 1928. The Rhopalocera of the "St. George" expedition from French Oceania. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 76(2): 453-468. Reference page. 
  • Tennent, W.J. 2009. A field guide to the butterflies of Vanuatu : ol buttaflae blong Vanuatu. 182 pp., Storm Entomological Publishing, Dereham, Norfolk, England. Reference page. 
  • Tite, G. E., 1959. The Genus Catochrysops (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Entomologist 92: 201-212, pls. 10-11. Reference page. 
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