Cigaritis elima uniformis, ♂, Nepal, Alan Cassidy 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: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Cigaritis
Species: Cigaritis elima
Subspecies:
C. e. elima C. e. fairliei C. e. ictina C. e. uniformis

Name

Cigaritis elima (Moore, 1877).

Type locality: N.E. India, Manipur.

Holotype: BMNH .

Synonymy

  • Aphnaeus elima Moore, 1877: 51.
  • Aphnaeus lunulifera Moore, 1879: 140; N. India, Darjeeling. Synonymised by Evans, 1927: 178.
  • Aphnaeus trifurcata Moore, 1882: 251; N.W. Himalaya, Dharmsala. Synonymised by Evans, 1927: 178.
  • Aphnaeus khurdanus Moore, 1884: 26; Khurda, Orissa. Synonymised by Evans, 1927: 178.
  • Spindasis elima (Moore); Evans, 1927: 178; Winter-Blyth, 1982: 333.

References

  • D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne. Reference page. 
  • Evans, W.H. 1927. The identification of Indian butterflies, Edition 1, xii + 302 pp., 32 pls, 11 figs. Madras. Text, plates. Reference page. 
  • Moore, F., 1877. Descriptions of Asiatic diurnal lepidoptera. Annals and Magazine of natural History. 4(20): 43-52. BHL Reference page. 
  • Moore, F., 1882. List of the Lepidoptera collected by the Rev. J. H. Hocking, chiefly in the Kangra district, N. W. Himalayas, with descriptions of new genera and species, Part 1. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882: 234-263, 2 pls. Reference page. 
  • Wynter-Blyth, M. A., 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region Scholarly Publications, 523pp, 72 pls. (1982 Reprint). Reference page. 
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