Taxonomy Profile: Lycaena (Epidemia) (Scudder 1876)

Lycaena (Epidemia): Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Subgenus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Lycaena (Epidemia): Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Lepidoptera
butterflies |
moths |
Borboleta |
Mariposa |
papillons |
papillons de nuit |
Superfamily : Papilionoidea
butterflies |
papillons |
Family : Lycaenidae
blues |
coppers |
gossamer-winged butterflies |
hairstreaks |
harvesters |
Gossamer-wing Butterflies |
Subfamily : Lycaeninae
Coppers |
Tribe : Lycaenini
Genus : Lycaena
Lycaena (Epidemia) Direct Children(s):
Lycaena dorcas
(W Kirby 1837)
Lycaena epixanthe
(Boisduval and Le Conte 1835)
Lycaena hyllus
(Cramer 1775)
Lycaena dospassosi
(McDunnough 1940)
Lycaena helloides
(Boisduval 1852)
Lycaena nivalis
(Boisduval 1869)
Lycaena mariposa
(Reakirt 1866)
Lycaena (Epidemia): References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Pelham, Jonathan P.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2008-03-15 / 2008-03-15
Article/Chapter Title:
A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 40
Page(s):
xiv + 658
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0022-4324
Notes:
As noted in the Introduction, Pelham intentionally diverges from the Code's provisions on gender agreement (Articles 31 & 34), following original orthography instead
Reference for:
Lycaena (Epidemia)
Lycaena (Epidemia): Geographic Information
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Lycaena (Epidemia): Comments