Thecla latagus, ♂, 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: Lathecla
Species: (7) per Butterflies of America
L. carolyna – L. fernandezi – L. latagus – L. mimula – L. mitzi – L. vichai – L. winnie

Name

Lathecla Robbins, 2004: 277.

Type Species: Thecla latagus Godman & Salvin, 1887.

References

  • Robbins, R.K., 2004. Lycaenidae. Theclinae. Tribe Eumaeini, pp. 118-137. In: Lamas, G. (Ed.), Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. 4A. Gainesville, Association for Tropical Lepidoptera; Scientific Publishers. Reference page. 
  • Robbins, R.K. & Busby, R.C., 2015. Evolutionary gain of male secondary sexual structures in the widespread Neotropical montane genus Lathecla (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini). Insect Systematics & Evolution 46(1): 47-78, 28 figs., 2 tabs. (6 February; online 20 March 2014). Abstract Reference page. 
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