Celastrina argiolus ladon
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: Celastrina
Species: Celastrina argiolus
Subspecies: Celastrina argiolus ladon

Name

Celastrina argiolus ladon (Cramer, 1780).

Type locality: USA, Maryland.

Neotype: ♂ AME, designated by Clench & Miller, 1980: 117, figs 9, 10.

Synonymy

  • Papilio ladon Cramer, 1780: 141, pl. 270, figs. D, E ♂.
  • Argus pseudargiolus Boisduval & Le Conte, 1835: 118, pl. 36, figs. 1, 2 ♂, 3 ♀, 4 larva, 5 pupa. [Synonymised by Butler, 1885: 53].
  • Lycaena violacea Edwards, 1866: 201; 1870: pl. Lycaena I, figs. 1, 2 ♂, 3 ♀. Lectotype CM ♂designated by Brown, 1970: 423. [Synonymised by Butler, 1885: 53].
  • Lycaena pseudargiolus (Boisduval & Le Conte) sensu Edwards, 1870: pl. Lycaena II, figs. 1, 2 ♂, 3 ♀.
  • Lycaena pseudargiolus (Boisduval & Le Conte); Edwards, 1884a: Lycaena II.
  • Cyaniris ladon (Cramer) Butler, 1885: 53; 1900: 449; Draudt, 1921: 818, pl. 144h ♂♀.
  • Cyaniris pseudargiolus (Boisduval & Le Conte) Scudder 1889: 928.
  • Celastrina argiolus pseudargiolus f. neglecta-major Tutt, 1908: 407. [Replacement name for Lycaena pseudargiolus (Boisduval & Le Conte) sensu Edwards, 1870.]
  • Celestrina [sic] argiolus pseudargiolus (Boisduval & Le Conte) Brown, 1970: 423, fig. 31 ♂ (lectotype of violacea (Edwards)).
  • Celastrina ladon ladon (Cramer) Clench & Miller, 1980: 103, figs. 9, 10 ♂ (neotype of ladon Cramer).

References

  • Clench, H. K. & Miller, L. D., 1980. Papilio ladon Cramer vs Argus pseudargiolus Boisduval & LeConte (Lycaenidae): a nomenclaturial nightmare. J. Lepid. Soc. 34: 103-118, 14 figs. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Spring Azure
Frysk: Foarjiersblaujurkje
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