Cheritra freja evansi, ♀, N. Thailand, Bob Kennett photo.

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
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: Theclinae
Tribus: Cheritrini
Genus: Cheritra
Species: Cheritra freja
Subspecies: Cheritra freja evansi

Name

Cheritra freja evansi Cowan, 1965.

Type locality: N. India, Assam.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonyms

  • Myrina jaffra Godart; Hewitson, 1863: 30. "Assam". (recte jafra & Java).
  • Hesperia freja Fabricius; Butler, 1867: 34. "N. India".
  • Cheritra freja (Fabricius) de Nicéville, 1890: 410. N. India.
  • Cheritra freja freja (Fabricius); Swinhoe, 1912: 207; Fruhstorfer, 1912: 243; Evans, 1925: 766; Seitz, 1926: 993, pl. 146, fig. g4, pl. 159, fig. b7; Evans, 1932: 288, pl. 29, no. 70. N. India.
  • Hesperia freja (Fabricius); Corbet, 1941: 105; 1956: 65. Mergui nec India.
  • Cheritra freja evansi Cowan, 1965: 70; Cowan, 1967: 91; D'Abrera, 1986: 601. S. India.

References

  • D'Abrera, B., 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536-672. Melbourne.
  • Butler, A. G., 1867. Notes on the identity of certain species of Lycaenidae. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1867: 34-36, 3 figs.
  • Corbet, A. S., 1941. Observations on certain of the Fabrician names of Indo-Australian rhopalocera (Lepid). Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 10(6): 98–106.
  • Cowan, C. F., 1965. The nomenclature of Cheritra freja (Fab.) Entomologist 98: 68–72.
  • Cowan, C. F., 1967. The Indo-Oriental Tribe Cheritrini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenicae) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20(3): 77-103, 4 pls.
  • Evans, W. H., 1925. The identification of Indian butterflies, Part 8. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(4): 756–776, 1 pl.
  • Evans, W. H., 1932. The identification of Indian butterflies, edn 2. 10 + 454 pp., 32 pls. Madras.
  • Fruhstorfer, H., 1912. Ubersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors. Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4): 197-272, 4 Figs.
  • Hewitson, W. C., 1863-1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp. Text Plates.
  • de Nicéville, L., 1890. The butterflies of India, Burmah & Ceylon. 3. Calcutta, xi + 503 pp. Text, Plates.
  • Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Introduction, Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799–1107, pls. 138-175.
  • Swinhoe, C., [1912]. In Moore, Lepidoptera Indica. 9 (1911-1912) Lycaenidae (cont.) and Hesperiidae, x + 278 pp, pls 706-756. London.
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