Myscelus amystis epigona

Image of butterfly from Seitz 1924

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: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Pyrrhopyginae
Tribus: Passovini
Genus: Myscelus
Species: Myscelus amystis
Subspecies: Myscelus amystis epigona

Name

Myscelus amystis epigona (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

Type locality: Uncertain; "Venezuela" in Seitz

Holotype: tbc.

Myscelus epigona Herrich-Schäffer, 1869; Seitz, [1924]: 848, pl.164g.
Myscelus orthrus Hewitson, 1877; mis-spelt aethras by Mabille, 1903: 13. Type ♀ BMNH.
Pyrrhopyga sothis Mabille, 1883: 57. Brazil, Type ♂ BMNH. Brazil.
Pyrrhopyga orbius Mabille, 1883: 57. Brazil, Type ♂ BMNH. Brazil.
Myscelus meridionalis Röber, 1925. Santa Catharina.
Myscelus amystis epigona (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869); Evans, 1951: 74; Lamas, 2004: 25.

Evans, W.H. 1951–55. A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae in the British Museum. Pt.1 (1951): x+92pp, pls.1–9; Pt.2 (1952): v.+178pp, pls.10–25; Pt.3 (1953): v+246pp, pls.26–53; Pt.4 (1955): v+499pp, pls. 54–88. Reference page.
Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. 1869-70. Systematis Lepidopterorum, Hesperiina. CorrespondenzBlatt des zoologischer-mineralogische Verein in Regensburg. Vol. 23: 59–64, 67–77, 130–141, 163–172, 184–204; Vol. 24: 154–160. Reference page.
Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol.5A, Pt.4A. Assn. for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439pp. Reference page.
Mabille, P. 1883. Description d'Hespéries. Bulletin ou Compte-Rendus des Séances de la Société Entomologique de Belgique: 51–78. Reference page.
Seitz, A. 1910–1924. Die Amerikanischen Tagfalter. in Die Grossschmetterlinge der Erde 5: 3–1139, pls 1–194. Alfred Kernan, Stuttgart. Reference page.

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