Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Poritiinae
Tribus: Liptenini
Subtribus: Epitolina
Genus: Phytala
Species: Phytala elais
Subspecies: (3) per Williams, 2007.
P. e. catori –
P. e. elais –
P. e. ugandae
Name
Phytala elais Westwood, 1851.
Type locality: Ghana: “Ashanti”.
Holotype: ♂ BMNH, Allotype ♀ Gabon, Kangwe, CM.
Synonymy
- Phytala elais Westwood, 1851: 471, pl.77 fig.2; Hewitson, [1863]: 2, pl.1 fig.2; Aurivillius, in Seitz, 1920: pl.64f.
- Phytala elais elais Westwood; Jackson, 1964: 59; Stempffer, 1967: 85; Williams, 2007: Epitolina 69.
References
- Aurivillius, C. 1908–1925. In: Seitz, A., 1908–25. Die Großschmetterlinge des Afrikanischen Faunengebietes. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 13: 1-613, pls. 1-80. Reference page.
- Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page.
- Jackson, T.H.E., 1964. Notes on the Epitolinae, Part II. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 15: 59–80. BHL. Reference page.
- Stempffer, H. 1967. The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology. Supplement 10: 322pp, 1pl. BHL Reference page.
- Westwood, J.O. 1851: Descriptions of three new genera of exotic Coleoptera. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (n.s.) 1: 167-172, plate XIII. BHL Reference page.
- Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.