Thecla janthina, ♂, from original description.

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: Eumaeini
Genus: Janthecla
Species: Janthecla janthina

Name

Janthecla janthina (Hewitson, [1867]).

Type locality:

Holotype: ♂ BMNH, #653, images.

Synonymy

  • Thecla janthina Hewitson, 1867: 93, pl.37, figs 104,105.
  • Thecla janthina venezuelae Lathy, 1930: 135. Venezuela. images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2003: 127.
  • Janthecla janthina (Hewitson); Robbins & Venables, 1991: 19; Lamas, 2004: 127.

References

  • Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
  • Robbins and Venables, 1991. Synopsis of a new Neotropical hairstreak genus, Janthecla, and description of a new species (Lycaenidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 45(1): 11-33, 30 figs., 3 tabs. (14 August). PDF. Reference page. 
  • Lathy, P.I., 1930. Notes on South American Lycaenidae with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the entomological Society of London. 78(1): 133–137. Reference page. 
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