Rathinda amor, upper-side
Rathinda amor, underside
Rathinda amor 1

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: Horagini
Genus: Rathinda
Species: Rathinda amor

Name

Rathinda amor (Fabricius, 1775).

Type locality: "India Orientali"

Holotype: not located.

Synonymy

  • Papilio amor Fabricius, 1775: 518, No. 321. India Orientali.
  • Papilio triopas Cramer, 1780: 4(27) 64, pl.320, figs. G,H. Coromandel. (The misspelling triopus has frequently appeared.)
  • Zephyrius amor (Fabricius); Guérin-Méneville, 1829-1844: pl.81, fig.6.
  • Myrina amor (Fabricius); Butler, 1870: 184.
  • Rathinda amor (Fabricius); Moore, [1881]: 99, pl.42, figs 1,1a. et seq.

References

  • Butler, A. G., [1870]. Catalogue of diurnal Lepidoptera described by Fabricius in the collection of the British Museum. (1869). v + 303 pp., 3 pls. London. BHL, plates. Reference page. 
  • Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Libraria Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae. xvi+ 832 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.36510. BHL. Reference page. 
  • Guérin-Méneville F.É. 1844. Iconographie du règne animal de G. Cuvier, ou représentation d'après nature de l'une des espèces les plus remarquables et souvent non figurées de chaque genre d'animaux. Tome III: Texte explicatif: Insectes. Paris, Baillière, 576pp. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Monkey Puzzle
தமிழ்: புதிர்நீலன்
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