Synonymy

• Thecla auda Hewitson, [1867]: 81, pl. 35, figs 78,79. (original combination)
• Thecla chlamydem Druce, 1908: 577, pl. 32, fig. 10. TL: Peru, Pozuzo. HT: BMNH. female ♀. images. Synonymised in Bálint, 2003: 246.
• Thecla chalmydem [sic] (Druce); Bálint, 2003: 246. Mis-spelling.
• Owda auda (Hewitson) – Johnson, Kruse & Kroenlein 1997: 19
• Johnsonita auda (Hewitson) - d’Abrera & Bálint 2001: 195.

Primary references

• Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bálint, Zs., 2003. Description of Johnsonita johnbanksi sp. n. from Peru with notes on the genus. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Folia Entomologica Hungarica 64: 243–250. PDF. Reference page. 

• Bálint, Z., Boyer, P., Cerdeña, J.A., Larico, J.F., Lorenc-Brudecka, J., Prieto, C. & Pyrcz, T.W. 2021. Contributions to the knowledge of Neotropical Lycaenidae: taxonomy of Johnsonita Salazar & Constantino, 1995 with descriptions of seven new species (Theclinae: Eumaeini). Zootaxa 4963(1): 011–057. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4963.1.2. . Reference page. 

• Druce, H.H. 1907. On Neotropical Lycaenidae with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the zoological Society of London 1907(3): 566–632, pls 31-36. Reference page.