Castalius ethion in Lepidoptera of Ceylon.
Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
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
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Divisio: Eulepidoptera
Sectio: Ditrysia
Subsectio: Apoditrysia
Clade: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Polyommatini
Genus: Discolampa
Species: Discolampa ethion
Subspecies: Discolampa ethion colmus

Name

Discolampa ethion colmus (Fruhstorfer, 1922).

Type locality: Sri Lanka.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonymy

  • Castalius ethion (Doubleday & Hewitson) [sic]; Moore, 1881: 83, pl. 36, figs 5, 5a.
  • Castalius ethion colmus Fruhstorfer, 1922: 887, pl.145h.
  • Discolampa ethion colmus (Fruhstorfer); D'Abrera, 1986: 647.
  • Discolampa ethion ethion (Fruhstorfer); Bridges, 1994: IX.34.

References

  • D'Abrera, B., 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne. Reference page. 
  • Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
  • Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 1-766; 767-1107, pls 1-175. BHL1, BHL2, Plates. Reference page. 
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