Taygetis fulginia
| Taygetis fulginia | |
|---|---|
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| Male: a. dorsal; b. ventral | |
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| Female: a. dorsal; b. ventral | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Taygetis |
| Species: | T. fulginia |
| Binomial name | |
| Taygetis fulginia d’Almeida, 1922[1] | |
Taygetis fulginia is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southeastern Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo) at altitudes ranging from sea level to 250 meters.
Taxonomy
The species was previously considered a synonym of Taygetis ypthima, but morphological study revealed its specific status and indicates closer relationship with Taygetis rectifascia and Taygetis servius.[2]
References
- ↑ Taygetis, funet.fi
- ↑ Siewert, R.R. ; Zacca, T. , Dias, F.M.S. ; Freitas, A.V.L. , Mielke, O.H.H. & Casagrande, M.M., 2013: The “Taygetis ypthima species group” (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae): taxonomy, variation and description of a new species. Zookeys, 356: 11-29: Abstract and full article: doi:10.3897/zookeys.356.6481