Taxonavigation

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Theclini
Genus: Hypaurotis
Species Hypaurotis crysalus
Subspecies: (3)
H. c. citima – H. c. crysalus – H. c. intermedia

Name

Hypaurotis crysalus Edwards, 1873.

Type locality: USA: “Lake Pass”; corrected to “Palmer Lake, El Paso Co., Colorado” by Brown (1970).

Lectotype: MCZ , designated by Brown, 1970. images.

References

• Brown, F. M., 1969-70. The Types of Lycaenid butterflies Described by William Henry Edwards, 1 Lycaeninae, 2 Theclinae, Strymoninae, 3 Plebejinae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 95: 161–179 [6 Jun 1969]; 96 (l): 19–77 [25 Mar 1970]; 96: 353–433 [17 Nov 1970]. Reference page. 

• Edwards, W.H., 1873. Descriptions of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the United States. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 4(4): 343–348. Reference page. 

• Scudder, S.H. 1875–76. Synonymic list of the butterflies of North America, north of Mexico. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 2: 233–269; 3: 98–129; Pt.1 Nymphales, Pt.2 Rurales. Reference page. 

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