Niphanda tessellata, ♀, 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: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Niphandini
Genus: Niphanda
Species: Niphanda tessellata
Subspecies: N. t. aristarcha – N. t. tessellata

Name

Niphanda tessellata Moore, [1875].

Type locality: Malaysia, Penang.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH

Synonymy

  • Niphanda tessellata Moore, [1875]: 572, pl.66, fig.6.
  • Lycaenesthes aethiops Distant, 1886: 253 ♂. Malaysia, Penang; Cowan, 1966: 5.
  • Niphanda tesselata [sic] Moore; D'Abrera, 1986: 637.

References

  • D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne. Reference page. 
  • Cowan C. F., 1966c. Some type specimens of W. L. Distant (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B). 35(1-2): 5–6. Reference page. 
  • Moore, F. [1875]. Descriptions of New Asiatic Lepidoptera. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874: 565–579, 2 pls. text, plates. Reference page. 
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