Japonica lutea from original description.
Japonica lutea in Rhopalocera nihonica.

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: Theclini
Genus: Japonica
Subgenus: Yuhbae
Species: Japonica lutea
Subspecies: J. l. adusta – J. l. gansuensis – J. l. lutea

Name

Japonica lutea (Hewitson, [1865])

Type locality: Japan

Holotype: BMNH

Synonymy

  • Dipsas lutea Hewitson, [1865]: 67, pl.26 figs 9-10; Pryer, 1886: 13, pl.4 fig.4.
  • Zephyrus lutea (Hewitson); Leech, 1893: 386.
  • Japonica lutea (Hewitson); Bridges, 1994: IX.59.
  • Japonica dubatolovi Fujioka, 1993. Synonymised by Koiwaya, 2007: 82.
  • Japonica (Yuhbae) lutea (Hewitson); Koiwaya, 2007: 79, figs.

References

  • Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
  • Fujioka, T., 1993a. Zephyrus (Theclini butterflies) in the world (4). Genus Japonica. Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 5: 13–31. Reference page. 
  • Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
  • Koiwaya, S., 2007. The Zephyrus Hairstreaks of the World. 1: 1–300 2: pls 1-256. Mushi-Sha, Tokyo, Japan. ISBN 978-4-943955-05-4. Reference page. 
  • Pryer, H. J. S., 1886. Rhopalocera Nihonica: a description of the butterflies of Japan, Edn.1: 12 pp, 3 pls; Edn.2: xiii +35pp, 10pls. BHL1, Pls.1, BHL2, Pls.2. Yokohama. Reference page. 
  • Saigusa, T., 1993. Taxonomy and evolution of the genus Japonica (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) in Japan. Gekkan-Mushi (267):4-14. Reference page. 
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