Euliphyra leucyania

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: Miletinae
Tribus: Liphyrini
Genus: Euliphyra
Species: Euliphyra leucyania

Name

Euliphyra leucyania (Hewitson, 1874).

Type locality: Nigeria: “Old Calabar”.

Holotype: BMNH

Synonymy

  • Liphyra leucyania Hewitson, 1874: 355.
  • Euliphyra sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1895: 204. Synonymised by Libert, 1995: 577. Cameroon: “Bonge”. Holotype NHRM, (images).
  • Euliphyra leucyanea [sic] (Hewitson); Kielland, 1990d. [Misspelling]
  • Euliphyra leucyana [sic] (Hewitson); Stempffer, 1967: 71. [Misspelling]
  • Euliphyra mirifica sjoestedti Aurivillius; Stempffer, 1967: 71.
  • Euliphyra leucyania (Hewitson); D'Abrera, 2009: 600; Williams, consulted 19.iii.2015.

References

  • D'Abrera, B., 2009. Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region, second edition, Part 3, Theclinae, Polyommatinae, Riodinidae. Hill House, Melbourne, London. 260pp. Reference page. 
  • Kielland, J., 1990. Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363, 68 pls.,179 figs. Reference page. 
  • Libert, M., 1995. Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae africains: le genre Euliphyra Holland (Lepidoptera Lycaenidae). Lambillionea 95 (4) (Tome II): 577–583. Reference page. 
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