Megathecla cupentus, ♀, PERU, Tambopata.

Taxonavigation

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: Theclinae
Tribus: Eumaeini
Genus: Megathecla
Species: Megathecla cupentus

Name

Megathecla cupentus (Stoll, [1781]).

Type locality: "Surinam".

Holotype: ♂ BMNH, images.

Synonymy

  • Papilio cupentus Stoll, [1781]: 93, pl. 337, figs F,G.
  • Megathecla cupentus (Stoll); Lamas, 2004: 126.
  • Cupathecla cupentus (Stoll); Bálint, 2006.

References

  • Bálint, Z., 2006. Systematic and taxonomic notes on Neotropical hairstreak lycaenids in connection to genus Megathecla (Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini) Bol. Sci. Hist. Nat. Caldas 9: 278–294. Reference page. 
  • Lamas, G. 2004. Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol. 5A. Association for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439p. Reference page. 
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