Life
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Ditrysia
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Theclinae
- Cigaritis Donzel, 1847
-
Leopard Butterflies
Silverlines
Barred Blues
Cigaritis Donzel, 1847; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 5 : 528, TS: Cigaritis zohra Donzel
Zerythis Lucas, 1849; Explor. Sci. Algérie,(3): pl. Lép. 1, TS: Zerythis syphax[sic] Lucas
= ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 436
Spindasis Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4) : 45, TS: Spindasis masilikazi Wallengren
= ; Heath, Newport & Hancock, 2001, The Butterflies of Zambia:
Spindasis Wallengren, 1858; Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 15 : 81
Apharitis Riley, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32 : 70, 78, TS: Polyommatus epargyros Eversmann
= ; Heath, Newport & Hancock, 2001, The Butterflies of Zambia:; [BRU2, 102]; [AfrL]
Cigaritis ; Butler, 1899, Entomologist 32 : 77
Spindasis (Aphnaeini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 436; [BK, 182]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 130
Apharitis (Aphnaeini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 436; [BK, 182]
Cigaritis (Lycaenidae) ; [BRU2, 102]
Cigaritis (Aphnaeini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 436; [AfrL]
Morocco, Algeria. See [About maps]
Donzel's Silver-line
Cigaritis zohra Donzel, 1847; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 5 : 528, pl. 8, f. 5-6, TL: Barbarie (Algeria)
Cigaritis masinissa Lucas, 1849; Explor. Sci. Algérie,(3): 364, TL: Algeria
Cigaritis zohra, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Aphnaeus masinissa ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 63
Aphnaeus zohra ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 63
Cigaritis zohra ; [BOW: pl. 9, f. 15-16]
Algeria
Cigaritis massinissa Lucas, 1850; Annls Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 8 : 99, pl. 2, f. 2a-b, TL: Dj. Amour (Algeria)
Cigaritis var. jugurtha Oberthür, 1876; Étud. d'Ent. 1 : 21, TL: Saida (Algeria)
Cigaritis zohra-confusa Oberthür, 1915; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 10 : 430, pl. 293, f. 2407-2408, TL: Aflou (Algeria)
Cigaritis zohra littoralis Riley, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32 : 75, TL: Province of Oran (Algeria)
Cigaritis zohra f. oberthueri Riley, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32 : 75, TL: N.Algeria
Cigaritis zohra zohra ; [BMAT, 21, pl. 8, f. 1-11]
Larva on
Coronilla sp.? [BMAT]
Morocco
Cigaritis zohra monticola Riley, 1925; Entomologist 58: 270, TL: Aghbalu Larbi, Taghzeft Pass (Morocco)
Cigaritis allardi ungemachi Rothschild, 1926; Bull. Soc. Sci. nat. Maroc. 5: 332, TL: Aselda, Reraya Valey, Aghbalu Larbi, Taghzeft Pass (Morocco)
Cigaritis zohra monticola ; [BMAT: 21, pl. 8, f. 12-19]
600x435 (~44Kb) upperside Morocco, Ifrane, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier
|
600x435 (~40Kb) Morocco, Ifrane, Moyen Atlas (and Crematogaster ant), Photo © Michel Tarrier
|
600x435 (~32Kb) underside male female Morocco, Ifrane, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier
|
Larva on
Coronilla minima,
(later stages with Crematogaster ants) [BMAT]
800x580 (~53Kb) underside Morocco, Djebel Ayachi, Haut Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre
|
600x435 (~38Kb) Morocco, Djebel Ayachi, Haut Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre
|
800x580 (~69Kb) underside Morocco, Djebel Ayachi, Haut Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre
|
Algeria, Tunisia. See [About maps]
Common Silver-line
Zerythis siphax Lucas, 1849; Explor. Sci. Algérie,(3): 362, TL: Constantine (Algeria)
Zerythis syphax[sic] Lucas, 1849; Explor. Sci. Algérie,(3): pl. 1, f. 8
Cigaritis siphax var. erythrea Staudinger, 1892; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 5 (2) : 280, TL: Tunisia
Cigaritis syphax ab. pallescens Oberthür, 1896; Étud. d'Ent. 20 : 14 [?], pl. 5, f. 83, TL: Bône (Algeria)
Cigaritis syphax ab. supra-impunctata Oberthür, 1896; Étud. d'Ent. 20 : 14 [?], pl. 5, f. 84, TL: Bône (Algeria)
Cigaritis syphax var. impunctata Oberthür, 1909; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 3 : 401, TL: Bône (Algeria)
Cigaritis siphax-immaculatus Oberthür, 1915; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 10 : 429, pl. 292, f. 2397-2398, TL: Aflou (Algeria)
Cigaritis siphax-funebris Oberthür, 1915; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 10 : 429, pl. 293, f. 2401-2402, TL: Aflou (Algeria)
Cigaritis siphax ab. paucimaculata Oberthür, 1915; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 10 : 369, TL: Bône (Algeria)
Cigaritis zohra orientalis Riley, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32 : 76, TL: Boghari [Ksar El Boukhari] (Algeria)
Cigaritis siphax, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Aphnaeus siphax ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 63
Cigaritis siphax ; [BOW: pl. 9, f. 15 (text only)]; [BMAT: 22, pl. 8, f. 20-32]
Cigaritis siphax ab. pallida ; Oberthür, 1915, Étud. Lépid. Comp. 10 : 369 (missp. pallescens)
Morocco, Algeria. See [About maps]
Allard's Silver-line
Cigaritis allardi Oberthür, 1909; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 3 : 401, TL: Sebdou (Algeria)
Cigaritis allardi, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Cigaritis allardi ; [BOW: pl. 9, f. 15 (text only)]
W.Algeria (Sebdou)
Cigaritis allardi allardi ; [BMAT: 22, pl. 8, f. 33-37]
Morocco
Cigaritis allardi occidentalis Le Cerf, 1923; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1923: 197-198, TL: Harcha (Morocco)
Cigaritis allardi occidentalis ; [BMAT: 23, pl. 8, f. 38-43]
Larva on
Genista quadriflora,
Cistus salvifolius,
Helianthemum hirtum ssp. ruficomum [BMAT]
W.Algeria, Morocco (High Atlas)
Cigaritis allardi meridionalis Riley, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32 : 72, TL: Dj. Mekter (Algeria)
Cigaritis allardi meridionalis ; [BMAT: 23, pl. 8, f. 44-52]
W.Morocco (Anti-Atlas Mts.)
Cigaritis allardi estherae Brevignon, 1985; Alexanor 13: 307-308, TL: near Agadir (Morocco)
Cigaritis allardi estherae ; [BMAT: 23, pl. 8, f. 53-58]
510x369 (~21Kb) underside Morocco, Djebel Lekst, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier
|
Niger, Libya, Egypt - Lebanon. See [About maps]
Tawny Silverline
Arab Leopard
Leopard Butterfly
Lycaena acamas Klug, 1834; in Ehrenberg, Symbolae phys., Ins. 4: pl. 40, f. 7-9, TL: Arabia
Apharitis acamas, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Aphaneus acamas ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 63
Cigaritis acamas ;
Apharitis acamas ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 205, f. 9, 10]; [MRS, 641]
Cigaritis acamas ; [AfrL]; [Otakar Kudrna]
Syria, Turkey (Adana), Afghanistan, Pakistan, NW.India
Apharitis acamas acamas
Sudan, SW.Arabia, Somalia
Spindasis bellatrix Butler, 1886; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1886 (3) : 369, TL: Suakim
Spindasis bellatrix ; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1901, Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 131, pl. 27, f. 14-15
Apharitis acamas bellatrix ; [BAFR, 478]
Cigaritis acamas bellatrix ; [AfrL]
Spindasis hypargyros Butler, 1886; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1886 (3) : 369, pl. 35, f. 3, TL: NW.India
Cigaritis acamas hypargyros ; [AfrL]
Algeria (Hoggar)
Spindasis acamas divisa Rothschild, 1915; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 16 (94): 248, TL: Qued Ahmra (Hoggar Mts.) (Algeria)
Apharitis acamas divisa ; [BMAT: 24, pl. 8, f. 59-63]
Cigaritis acamas divisa ; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Crematogaster ants larva?) [BMAT]
Cigaritis acamas düldüli Pfeiffer, 1932; in Osthelder & Pfeiffer, Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 22 : 38
Malawi - Zaire, Uganda, Kenya. See [About maps]
Aphnaeus apelles Oberthür, 1878; Étud. d'Ent. 3 : 22
Spindasis appeles[sic] ; [BAFR, 479 (missp.)]
Spindasis apelles ; [BK: 184, pl. 16, f. 187]
Cigaritis apelles ; [AfrL]
Zaire, Congo Republic. See [About maps]
Spindasis apuleia ; [BAFR, 481]
Cigaritis apuleia ; [AfrL]
Togo, Upper Volta, N.Nigeria, Cameroun, Uganda, W.Kenya. See [About maps]
banyoana Bethune-Baker, 1926²
Spindasis avriko ; [BAFR, 480]; [BK: 185, pl. 16, f. 192]
Cigaritis avriko ; [AfrL]
Larva on
(in galls) Acacia,
(attended by Pheidole, ants) [BK]
W.Chad (L. Chad). See [About maps]
Spindasis baghirmii ; [BAFR, 481]
Cigaritis baghirmii ; [AfrL]
Spindasis bergeri Bouyer, 2003; Ent. Africana 8 (2): (31-34)
Cigaritis bergeri ; [AfrL]
Zambia, W.Tanzania, Uganda. See [About maps]
Spindasis brunnea Jackson, 1965; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (13) 8 : 529-530
Spindasis brunnea ; [BAFR, 481]
Cigaritis brunnea ; [AfrL]
Gambia, N.Nigeria, Mali, Chad. See [About maps]
Spindasis buchanani Rothschild, 1921; Novit. Zool. 28 (1): 155
Apharitis buchanani ; [BAFR, 478]
Cigaritis buchanani ; [AfrL]
NE.Tanzania (Usambara Mts). See [About maps]
Spindasis collinsi Kielland, 1980; in D'Abrera, Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: 482, fig., TL: Tanzania, W.Usambara, Lushoto
Cigaritis collinsi ; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Spindasis crustaria ;
Cigaritis crustaria ; [AfrL]
Cameroun, Nigeria - Gabon, Zaire, Uganda
Spindasis crustaria crustaria
Spindasis crustaria crustaria ; [BAFR, 482]
Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast
Spindasis crustaria mysteriosa Clench, 1965; Mem. Amer. ent. Soc. 19: (267-403) , TL: 'Nzerekore, Guinea
Spindasis crustaria mysteriosa ; [BAFR, 482 (text)]
N.Zambia, Victoria Falls. See [About maps]
Spindasis cynica Riley, 1921; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1921 (1-2) : 247, pl. 7, f. 11-12, TL: Kikura R., Lufira Valley, S.E. Congo
Spindasis cynica ; [BAFR, 481]
Cigaritis cynica ; [AfrL]
Spindasis dufranei Bouyer, 1991; Lambillionea 91 (3): (219-224)
Cigaritis dufranei ; [AfrL]
Natal - E.Kenya (coast). See [About maps]
Ella's Silverline
Aphnaeus ella Hewitson, 1865; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 63, pl. 25, f. 6, TL: Natal
Spindasis ella ; [EBW, (name)]; [BAFR, 480]; [BK: 184, pl. 16, f. 189]
Cigaritis ella ; [AfrL]
Larva on
(inside galls) Acacia [PBSA] [BK]
Associated with ants Pheidole
[BK]
Somalia. See [About maps]
Apharitis gillettii Riley, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32 : 85
Apharitis gillettii ; [BAFR, 478]
Cigaritis gilletti ; [AfrL]
Spindasis hassoni Bouyer, 2003; Ent. Africana 8 (2): (31-34)
Cigaritis hassoni ; [AfrL]
Angola, Zambia - Uganda, Kenya. See [About maps]
Homeyer's Silverline
Aphnaeus homeyeri Dewitz, 1886; Dt. ent. Z. 30 : 429, pl. 2, f. 5
Spindasis homeyeri ; [BAFR, 480]; [BK: 184, pl. 16, f. 188]
Cigaritis homeyeri ; [AfrL]
Larva on
Acacia sp. [PBSA]
Ghana, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast. See [About maps]
Aphnaeus iza Hewitson, 1865; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 62, pl. 25, f. 5
Spindasis iza ; [BAFR, 481]
Cigaritis iza ; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Aphnaeus modesta Trimen, 1891; Proc. zool. soc. Lond. 1891 : 87
Cigaritis modestus ; [AfrL]
Namibia, Angola
Cigaritis modestus modestus ; [AfrL]
Zambia
Spindasis modesta heathi D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: 479, TL: Plain, 25 miles E of Mwinilunga, Zambia
Cigaritis modestus heathi ; [AfrL]
S.Zaire (Shaba), Zambia. See [About maps]
Spindasis montana Joicey & Talbot, 1924; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (3) : 545, TL: Belgian Congo
Spindasis montana ; [BAFR, 479]
Cigaritis montana ; [AfrL]
South Africa, Tropical Africa. See [About maps]
Mozambique Silverline
Spindasis mozambica Bertolini, 1850; Atti. Accad. Sci. 1st Bologna Memorie 2: 177
Spindasis mozambica ; [BAFR, 479]; [BK: 183, pl. 16, f. 186]
Cigaritis mozambica ; [AfrL]
Larva on
Vigna angustifolia? [PBSA],
Spenostylis? [BK]
Algeria, Tunisia - Jordan, Arabia, SW.Iran. See [About maps]
Cigaritis myrmecophila Dumont, 1922; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1922 : 217-218, TL: Tozeur, Nefta (Tunisia)
Apharitis myrmecophila ; [BMAT: 24, pl. 8, f. 64-70]
Cigaritis myrmecophila ; [AfrL]
Larva on
Calligonum comosum,
(lives in ant Crematogaster nest) [BMAT]
Cigaritis myrmecophila myrmecophila ; [AfrL]
Spindasis nairobiensis Sharpe, 1904; , TL: 'Nairobi'
Spindasis nyassae f. nairobiensis ; [BK, 183 (note)]
Spindasis nairobiensis ; [BAFR, 479]
Cigaritis nairobiensis ; [AfrL]
South Africa (Namaqualand). See [About maps]
Aphnaeus namaquus Trimen, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3) : 334
?Spindasis namaqua ; [BAFR, 481 (spell.?)]
Cigaritis namaquus ; [AfrL]
Larva on
Zygophyllum retrofactum [PBSA]
South Africa, Botswana. See [About maps]
Natal Barred Blue
Aphnaeus natalensis Westwood, 1851; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): pl. 75, f. 4
Amblypodia natalensis Westwood, 1852; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 479
Spindasis masilikazi Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4) : 45
Aphaneus natalensis ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 62, pl. 25, f. 1-2
Spindasis natalensis ; [EBW]; [BAFR, 479]
Cigaritis natalensis ; [AfrL]
Larva on
Canthium ventosa,
Clerodendron glabrum [PBSA]
Larva on
Mundulea,
Vigna [EOB]
Ghana - N.Kenya - Uganda, Sudan, Chad, N.Nigeria. See [About maps]
Saharan Leopard Butterfly
Aphnaeus nilus Hewitson, 1865; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 62, TL: White Nile
Aphnaeus nilus ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 62
Spindasis nilus ; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1901, Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 129, pl. 27, f. 9-10
Apharitis nilus ; [BAFR, 478]; [BK: 182, pl. 15, f. 183]
Cigaritis nilus ; [AfrL]
Malawi - Kenya, Uganda. See [About maps]
Nyasa Silverline
Aphnaeus nyassae Butler, 1884; Ent. mon. Mag. 20 : 250, TL: Lake Nyassa
Spindasis nyassae ; [BK: 183, pl. 16, f. 184]; [BAFR, 479]
Cigaritis nyassae ; [AfrL]
Larva on
(larva found on) Acacia,
Entada,
Mundulea [BK]
Cigaritis overlaeti ; [AfrL]
Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, Botswana, South West Africa, Rhodesia. See [About maps]
Aphnaeus phanes Trimen, 1873; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2) : 111, pl. 1, f. 4-5, TL: Vaal R., Griqualand West
Spindasis phanes ; [BAFR, 481]
Cigaritis phanes ; [AfrL]
Cigaritis pinheyi ; [AfrL]
Spindasis shaba Bouyer, 1991; Lambillionea 91 (3): (219-224)
Cigaritis shaba ; [AfrL]
N.Kenya - Ethiopia, Somalia, S.Arabia. See [About maps]
Somali Silverline
Spindasis somalina Butler, [1886]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1885 (4) : 764, pl. 47, f. 5, TL: Somalia
Spindasis somalina ; [BK: 185, pl. 16, f. 191]; [BAFR, 481]
Cigaritis somalina ; [AfrL]
Larva on
Acacia? [BK]
Cigaritis tanganyikae ; [AfrL]
N.Tanzania, Kenya, E.Uganda. See [About maps]
Taveta Silverline
Spindasis tavetensis ; [BK: 185, pl. 16, f. 190]; [BAFR, 480]
Cigaritis tavetensis ; [AfrL]
Larva on
(in galls) Acacia,
(associated with Pheidole, ants) [BK]
-. See [About maps]
?Spindasis sp.; [BK: 185, pl. 16, f. 189a (= S. trimeni?)], TL: Kibwesi
Spindasis trimeni ;
Cigaritis trimeni ; [AfrL]
Zambia, N.Malawi, W.Tanzania
Spindasis trimeni trimeni
Spindasis trimeni trimeni ; [BAFR, 480]
Cigaritis trimeni trimeni ; [AfrL]
Angola, Zaire
Spindasis trimeni congolanus ; [BAFR, 480 (text)]
Cigaritis trimeni congolanus ; [AfrL]
Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, E.Kenya. See [About maps]
Victoria Silverline
Aphnaeus victoriae Butler, 1884; Ent. mon. Mag. 20 : 251, TL: Victoria Nyanza
Spindasis victoriae ; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1901, Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 130, pl. 27, f. 11-12; [BAFR, 479]
Spindases victoriae ; [BK: 183, pl. 16, f. 185]
Cigaritis victoriae ; [AfrL]
Larva on
Acacia sp. [PBSA],
Cassia,
Mundulea [BK]
Syria - Kurdistan. See [About maps]
Cigaritis cilissa Lederer, 1861; Wien. ent. Monats. 5 : 147
Aphnaeus cilissa ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 63
Cigaritis cilissa ;
Apharitis cilissa ; [BOW: pl. 205, f. 9 (text)]
Syria - Kurdistan. See [About maps]
Cigaritis maxima Staudinger, 1901; Cat. Lepid. palaearct. Faunengeb.: 76
Arabia - Afghanistan, NW.India, Turkestan, Gobi, Amur, Baluchistan. See [About maps]
Yellow Silverline
Polyommatus epargyros Eversmann, 1854; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 27 (3) : 178, pl. 1, f. 1-2, TL: [Aktyubinsk Region, Kazakhstan]
Apharitis epargyros ; [EBW, (name)]; [BOW: pl. 205, f. 9 (text)]
Cigaritis epargyros ; [BRU2: 102, pl. 52, f. 22-27]
Larva on
Alhagi spp. [BRU2, 102]
Turan, Tien-Shan, Ghissar-Darvaz, Alai
Cigaritis epargyros epargyros ; [BRU2, 102]
Kopet-Dagh
Cigaritis acamas transcaspica Staudinger, 1901; Cat. Lepid. palaearct. Faunengeb.: 76
Cigaritis epargyros transcaspica ; [BRU2, 102]
Azerbaijan, NW.Iran
Aphnaeus epargyros marginalis Riley, 1921; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 8 (47) : 598, TL: NW.Persia, Paitak; Suleimanyeh
Cigaritis epargyros marginalis ; [BRU2, 102]
-. See [About maps]
Aphnaeus lohita seliga Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 218, TL: Tenasserim, Burma
Spindasis seliga seliga, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Spindasis seliga ; [BMP: 264, pl. 38, f. 37-38]
Peninsular Malaya, S.Burma, S.Thailand
Spindasis seliga seliga
Spindasis seliga seliga ; [BOR, 602]
Borneo
Aphnaeus lohita rokana Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 219, TL: Borneo
Spindasis seliga rokana ; [BOR, 602 (note)]
Peninsular Malaya. See [About maps]
Spindasis kutu Corbet, 1940; Entomologist 73 (2): 42
Spindasis kutu ; [BOR, 602]; [BMP: 264, pl. 38, f. 39-40]
W.China, Mussoorie - Assam, Burma, Calcutta, Ceylon, S.India. See [About maps]
Lond-banded Silverline
Amblypodia lohita Horsfield, [1829]; Descr. Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (2): 106, TL: Java
Aphnaeus lohita ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 61, pl. 25, f. 10-11; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 599; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 218
Spindasis lohita ; [BIR, 333]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 181, f. 4]; [MRS, 642]
Larva on
Discorea,
Xylia,
Psidium guayana [BMP]
Java
Spindasis lohita lohita
Spindasis lohita lohita ; [BOR, 602 (note)]
Ceylon
Aphnaeus lazularia Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 107, pl. 41, f. 1, 1a-c, TL: Kandy; Hambantotte
Aphnaeus lohita lazularia ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 218
Spindasis lohita lazularia ; [BOR, 602]
India, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Sikkim - Burma, N.Thailand
Aphnaeus himalayanus Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1) : 26, TL: Sikkim, Assam
Spindasis lohita himalayanus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Aphnaeus lohita himalayanus ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 218
Spindasis lohita himalayana ; [BOR, 602 (note)]; [MRS, 642]
Spindasis lohita himalayanus ; Huang, 2001
Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Langkawi, S.Thailand
Aphnaeus lohita senama Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 219, TL: N.Sumatra
Spindasis lohita senama, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Spindasis lohita senama ; [BMP: 263, pl. 38, f. 34-36]; [BOR, 602 (note)]
Ceylon
lohita senama f. zebrinus Moore, 1884²
Aphnaeus zebrinus Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1) : 28, TL: Ceylon
?Aphnaeus zebrina ?Bryk, 1946; ?Ark. Zool. 38A (3): 54
Spindasis milleri Corbet, 1940; Entomologist 73 (2): 42
S.Vietnam, S.Yunnan
Aphnaeus lohita batina Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 218, TL: Süd-Annam
Spindasis lohita batina, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Spindasis lohita batina ; Huang & Xue, 2004, Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: 141 (name)
N.Vietnam
Aphnaeus lohita panasa Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 219, TL: Tonkin, Chiem Hoa
W.China, C.China, Sikkim - Assam, Burma. See [About maps]
Club Silverline
Amblypodia syama Horsfield, [1829]; Descr. Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (2): 107, TL: Java
Aphnaeus syama pongulina Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 217, TL: E.Java
Aphnaeus lohita[?] rectilineata Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 219, TL: E.Java
Aphnaeus lohita[?] rubicundus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 220, TL: N.Borneo, Kina Balu
Aphnaeus syama rectilineata ; [NHM]
Aphnaeus syama rubicundus ; [NHM]
Aphnaeus syama ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 61, pl. 25, f. 10-11; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 598
Aphaneus syama ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 216
Spindasis syama ; [BIR, 333]; [BOW: pl. 181, f. 6, 7]; [MRS, 642]
793x802 (~178Kb) underside Thailand, Phuket, an old Gewea plantation overgrown with wild vegetation on a steep eastern slope to a brook valley near Ban Sakhu, 16th February 2009, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
|
999x1002 (~293Kb) underside Thailand, Phuket, an old Gewea plantation overgrown with wild vegetation on a steep eastern slope to a brook valley near Ban Sakhu, 16th February 2009, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
|
1039x978 (~270Kb) underside Thailand, Phuket, an old Gewea plantation overgrown with wild vegetation on a steep eastern slope to a brook valley near Ban Sakhu, 16th February 2009, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
|
Larva on
Dioscorea batatus,
Psidium guajava [MRS]
Java
Spindasis syama syama
Spindasis syama syama ; [BOR, 602 (note)]
Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, S.Thailand
Aphnaeus syama terana Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 217, TL: Perak, NE. Sumatra
Spindasis syama terana, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Spindasis syama terana ; [BMP: 264, pl. 38, f. 31-33]; [BOR, 602]
N.Vietnam?
Aphaneus syama latipicta Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 217, TL: Tonkin, Chiem Hoa
Aphnaeus latipicta Fruhstorfer, 1912
Borneo
Aphnaeus frigidus Druce, 1873; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2) : 350, pl. 32, f. 10, TL: Borneo
Aphnaeus syama ab. frigidus ; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 598
Spindasis syama frigidius[sic?] ; [BOR, 602 (note)]
Philippines
Aphnaeus syama negrita ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 216
Spindasis syama negrita ; [BOR, 602 (note)]
W.China, C.China
Aphnaeus syama sepulveda Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 217, TL: W.China; C.China
Spindasis syama sepulveda ; [BOR, 603 (note)]; [MRS, 642]
Burma, N.Thailand, Indo China, S.Yunnan
Aphnaeus peguanus Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1) : 26, TL: Magaree, Pegu, Burma
Aphnaeus orissanus Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1) : 27, TL: Somakhala; Bhatpara, Orissa
Spindasis syama peguanus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Aphnaeus syama orissana ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 217
Spindasis syama peguanus ; [BOR, 603 (note)]; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 102 (note)
Hainan
Spindasis syama hainana ; [BOR, 603 (note)]; [MRS, 642]
Mishimi hills
Spindasis syama var. mishmisensis South, 1913; J. Bomb. nat. Hist. Soc. 22 (3): 608
?Spindasis mishmisensis ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 80 (note)
Ceylon, India, Tavoy. See [About maps]
Common Silverline
vulcanus (Fabricius, 1775); Syst. Ent.: 519, TL: S.India
Papilio etolus Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): pl. 208, f. E, F
Aphnaeus etolus ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 61, pl. 25, f. 3-4
Apnaeus vulcanus ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 220
Spindasis vulcanus ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 181, f. 8]; [BIR, 332]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 130
Larva on
Cadaba,
Ziziphus,
Canthium,
Allophylus,
Clerodendrum,
(associated with Crematogaster ants) Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 130
India
Spindasis vulcanus vulcanus
Spindasis vulcanus vulcanus ; [BOR, 603 (note)]
Ceylon
Aphnaeus fusca Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 106, pl. 41, f. 2, 2a-b, TL: "Colombo"
Aphnaeus fusca ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 220
Spindasis vulcanus fusca ; [BOR, 603]
Java
Aphnaeus vulcanus javanus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 220, TL: W.Java, Sukabumi region
Spindasis vulcanus javanus ; [BOR, 603 (note)]
Ceylon, S.India. See [About maps]
Plumbeous Silverline
Aphnaeus schistacea Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 106, pl. 41, f. 3, 3a-b, TL: "Colombo"
Spindasis schistacea ; [BIR, 332]
Ceylon, India
Spindasis schistacea schistacea
Spindasis schistacea schistacea ; [BOR, 603]
Upper Burma
Spindasis schistacea gabriel ; [BOR, 603 (note)]
NW.India, Kashmir, Ceylon, India. See [About maps]
Common Shot Silverline
Aphnaeus ictis Hewitson, 1865; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 61, pl. 25, f. 8-9, TL: N.India
Aphnaeus ictis ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 220; Moore, [1881], Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 107
Spindasis ictis ; [BIR, 332]; [BOW: pl. 181, f. 2]
NW.India
Spindasis ictis ictis
Spindasis ictis ictis ; [BOR, 603 (note)]
Ceylon, S.India
Spindasis ceylonica Felder, 1868; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 18 (1-2) : 281
Spindasis ictis ceylonica ; [BOR, 603]
NW.India, C.India, E.India. See [About maps]
Aphnaeus trifurcata Moore, 1882; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (1) : 251, TL: NW.Himalaya, Dharmsala
Aphnaeus ictis trifurcata ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 220
Spindasis trifurcata ; [BOW, 603]
-. See [About maps]
lunulifera (Moore, 1879) (Aphnaeus); Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (1) : 140, TL: Darjeeling
Sikkim, ?Assam, ?India
Aphnaeus ictis lunulifera ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 220
Spindasis lunulifera lunulifera ; [BOR, 603]
Ceylon
Spindasis lunulifera fairlei ; [BOR, 603]
Ceylon. See [About maps]
Clouded Silverline
Aphnaeus nubilus Moore, [1887]; Lepid. Ceylon 3 (4): 530, pl. 210, f. 1, 1b
Spindasis nubilus ; [BIR, 332]; [BOR, 604]
Burma (Khalaw), Thailand, Laos. See [About maps]
Aphnaeus maximus Elwes, [1893]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892 (4): 637, pl. 43, f. 5
Spindasis maximus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Aphnaeus ictis maximus ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 220
Spindasis maximus ; [BOR, 604]
Assam, Burma, ?N.Thailand. See [About maps]
Lical Silverline?
Aphnaeus lilacinus Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1) : 28, TL: ?
Spindasis lilacinus ; [BOR, 604]
Cigaritis lilacinus ; [BIR, 331]
Ceylon (Pundal Oya). See [About maps]
Spindasis greeni Heron, 1896; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 18 (104) : 190
Spindasis greeni ; [BOR, 604]
-. See [About maps]
Aphnaeus vixinga Hewitson, 1875; Ent. mon. Mag. 12 (2) : 39
Aphnaeus vixinga ; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 599
Borneo, Sumatra
Spindasis vixinga vixinga
Spindasis vixinga vixinga ; [BOR, 604]
NW.India, Sikkim, Nepal. See [About maps]
Silver-grey Silverline
Aphnaeus nipalicus Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1) : 27, TL: Nepal; Sikkim
Spindasis nipalica ; [BIR, 333]
Spindasis nipalicus ; [BOW: pl. 181, f. 3]; [BOR, 604]
-. See [About maps]
Spindasis zhengweille
Yunnan, ...
Spindasis zhengweille chayuensis Huang, 2001; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 80, pl. 4, f. 32, pl. 5, f. 33, TL: Lower-Chayu, Chayu area Tibet
Spindasis zhengweille chayuensis ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 102 (note)
Sikkim - Assam. See [About maps]
Khaki Silverline
rukmini de Nicéville, [1889]²; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 57 Pt.II (4) : 281
rukmini ; [BIR, 335]
Spindasis rukmini ; [BOR, 604]
Sikkim, Bhutan. See [About maps]
Spindasis rukma de Nicéville, [1889]; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 57 Pt.II (4) : 288
nipalicus sani de Nicéville, 1889²
Spindasis rukma ; [BOW: pl. 181, f. 5]; [BOR, 604]
Yunnan, ...
Spindasis rukma sophia D'Abrera, 1993
Spindasis rukma sophia ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 102 (note)
NW.India, Sikkim, Kumaon - Assam. See [About maps]
Elwes's Silverline
elwesi Evans, [1925]²; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (4): 759
Spindasis elwesi ?Riley; [BIR, 335]
Spindasis elwesi ; [BOR, 604]
Assam. See [About maps]
Aphnaeus evansii Tytler, 1915; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 24 (1): 132
Spindasis evansii ; [BOR, 605]
S.India (Coonoor, Coorg). See [About maps]
Abnormal Silverline
abnormis Moore, [1884]²; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4) : 527
Spindasis abnormis ; [BIR, 332]; [BOW: pl. 181, f. 1]; [BOR, 605]
W.China. See [About maps]
leechi Swinhoe, 1912²; in Moore, Lepidoptera Indica 9 : 184
Japan, W.China, C.China. See [About maps]
takanonis (Matsumura, 1906) (Aphnaeus); Annot. Zool. Jap. 6 (1) : 12, pl. 1, f. 7, TL: Japan, Tottori
Aphnaeus takanonis ducalis Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 218, TL: W.China; C.China
Aphnaeus takanonis ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 218
Spindasis takanonis ; [BOW: pl. 206, f. 34]
takanonis prospera Okada; , TL: Kyoto Pref
takanonis septentrionalis Hayashi; , TL: Iwate
Spindasis takanonis morinis Murayama, 1967; Tyô to Ga 18 (1-2): 21, f. 9-12, TL: Japan, Siga
Spindasis takanonis ohkuranis Murayama, 1967; Tyô to Ga 18 (1-2): 21, f. 13-16, TL: Japan, Yamanashi
Ceylon, India. See [About maps]
Scarce Shot Silverline
Aphnaeus elima Moore, 1877; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 20 (115) : 51, TL: Manpuri, NW.India
Aphnaeus ictis elima ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 220
Spindasis elima ; [BIR, 333]
Transvaal. See [About maps]
Spindasis junodi D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: 480, TL: Shilouvane, Transvaal
lutosa Plötz, 1880²; , TL: Ashanti Region, near SE. Ghana
Spindasis lutosa ; [BAFR, 481 (text)]
Unknown or unplaced taxa
Aphnaeus concanus Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1) : 27, TL: Bombay; Canara; Nilgiris
Aphnaeus lohita concanus ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 218
Aphnaeus concanus ; [NHM]
uniformis (Moore, 1882) (Aphnaeus); Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (1) : 251
Aphnaeus ictis uniformis ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 220
Aphnaeus uniformis ; [NHM]
Cigaritis delagoensis Sharpe, 1891; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 8 (45) : 240, TL: Delagoa Bay
zoilus (Moore, 1877) (Aphnaeus); Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 588
Aphnaeus zoilus ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 217; [NHM]
bracteatus (Butler, 1883) (Aphnaeus); Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (2) : 147, pl. 24, f. 10-11
Aphnaeus vulcanus bracteatus ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 220
Aphnaeus bracteatus ; [NHM]
Aphnaeus subaureus Grose-Smith, 1898; Novit. Zool. 5 : 358, TL: Lokoja, River Niger
Spindasis subaureus ; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1902, Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 146, pl. 30, f. 11-12; [NHM]
3.5.2013 (72)
- References:
- [About maps]
- Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
- [AfrL]
- Mark C. Williams; Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); Afrototropical Butterflies; e-mail: Mark C. Williams
- [BAFR]
- D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region
- [BHL]
- The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
- [BIR]
- Wynter-Blyth, 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)
- [BK]
- Larsen, 1996; The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history
- [BMAT]
- Tennent, 1996; The butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; ISBN 0 906802 05 9
- [BMP]
- Eliot (Ed.), Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992; The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula; 4th edition; ISBN 983-9681-05-2
- [BOR]
- D'Abrera, 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III
- [BOW]
- Lewis, 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X
- [BRU2]
- Tuzov (ed.), Bogdanov, Churkin, Devyatkin, Dantchenko, Murzin, Samodurov, Zhdanko, 2000; Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories; Libytheidae, Danaidae, Nymphalidae, Riodinidae, Lycaenidae; Volume 2
- [CiNii]
- http://ci.nii.ac.jp/
- [EBW]
- Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6
- [EOB]
- Feltwell; The Encyclopedia of Butterflies; Prentice Hall, 1993; ISBN 0-671-86828-4
- [Jean Delacre]
- http://homepage.mac.com/jdelacre
- [LAMAS-2005]
- Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
- [MBE]
- Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
- [MRS]
- Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2
- [Michel Tarrier]
- Michel R. Tarrier; Malaga, Spain; http://www.tarrier.org
- [NHM]
- Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
- [Oleg Kosterin]
- Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/
- [PBSA]
- Dickson, C.G.C (ed.), Kroon, D.M.; Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa; AD. DONKER 1978
- [Yutaka Inayoshi]
- A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM
- [²]
- This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.
- Some related literature:
- Bouyer, 1991
- Note sur les Spindasis du Zaire avec description de deux nouvelles especes: Spindasis shaba n. sp. et Spindasis dufranei n. sp. Etude sur les Lycaenidae: note no. 1. (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)
Lambillionea 91 (3): 219-224
- Bouyer, 2003
- Description de deaux nouveaux Spindasis congolais (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Etude sur les Lycaenidae: note no. 7
Ent. Africana 8 (2)
: 31-34
- Butler, 1883
- On a collection of Indian Lepidoptera received from Lieut.-Colonel Charles Swinhoe; with numerous notes by the collector
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (2)
: 144-175, pl. 24
- Butler, 1884
- Two new butterflies allied to Aphnaeus natalensis
Ent. mon. Mag. 20
: 250-251
- Butler, [1886]
- An account of two collections of Lepidoptera recently received from Somali-land
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1885 (4)
: 756-776, pl. 47
- Butler, 1886
- On Lepidoptera collected by Major Yerbury in Western India
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1886 (3)
: 355-395, pl. 35
- Butler, 1899
- The genus Cigaritis and its application
Entomologist 32
: 77-78
- Clench, 1965
- in Fox, Lindsey, Clench & Miller, The Butteflies of Liberia. Superfamily Lycaenoidea
Mem. Amer. ent. Soc. 19
: 267-403, f. 163-233
- Corbet, 1940
- Revisional Notes on Malayan Rhopalocera
Entomologist 73 (2): 39-443
- Cramer, [1779]
- Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques)
Uitl. Kapellen 3
(17-21): 1-104, pl. 193-252 (1779),
(22): 105-128, pl. 253-264 ([1780]),
(23-24): 129-176, pl. 265-288 (1780)
- de Nicéville, [1889]
- On new or little-known Butterflies from the Indian Region
J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 57 Pt.II (4)
: 273-293, pl. 13-14
- Dewitz, 1886
- Neue westafrikansche Tagschmetterlinge
Dt. ent. Z. 30
: 427-430, pl. 2
- Donzel, 1847
- Description de Lépidoptéres nouveaux
Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 5
: 525-530, pl. 8
- Westwood, 1851; Westwood, 1852
- The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson
Gen. diurn. Lep.
(1): 1-18, pl. A, 1-4 (1-2) (1846),
(1): 19-132, pl. 4*, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847),
(1): 133-200, pl. 1*, 26, 27, 29, 31-44 (15-23) (1848),
(1): 201-242, pl. 30, 45-52, 56-58, 60-62, 64 (24-31) (1849),
(1): 243-250 [?],
(2): 243-326, pl. 53-55, 63, 65, 66 (32-38) (1850),
(2): 327-466, pl. 59, 67-77 (39-50) (1851),
(2): 467-534, 143, 144, pl. 78-80 (Index) (51-54) (1852)
- Druce, 1873
- A list of the Collections of diurnal Lepidoptera made by Mr. Lowe in Borneo, with Descriptions of new Species
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2)
: 337-361, pl. 32-33
- Druce, 1895
- A Monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3)
: 556-627, pl. 31-34
- Dumont, 1922
- Diagnoses de Lépidoptères nouveaux du Nord de l'Afrique
Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1922
: 215-220,
: 242-247
- Eliot, 1973
- The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative Arrangement
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6)
: 373-505, 162fgs, pl. 1-6
- Elwes, [1893]
- On Butterflies collected by Mr. W. Doherty in the Naga and Karen Hills and in Perak. (1) and (2)
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond.
1891 (2): 249-289, pl. 27,
1892 (4): 617-664, pl. 43-44
- Evans, [1925]
- The identification of Indian Butterflies (5-8)
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30
(1): 72-96,
(2): 322-351, pl. 26-27,
(3): 610-639, pl. 28,
(4): 726-776, pl. 29
- Eversmann, 1854
- Beiträge zur Lepidopterologie Russlands un beschreibung einiger anderer Insecten aus den südlichen Kirgisensteppen, der nördlichen Ufern des Aralsees und des Sir-Darja'a
Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 27 (3)
: 174-205, pl. 1
- Fabricius, 1775
- Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus.
Syst. Ent.: 832pp
- Felder, 1868
- Diagnose neuer von E. Baron v. Ransonnet in Vorder-Indien gesammelter Lepidopteren
Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 18 (1-2)
: 281-286
- Fruhstorfer, 1912
- Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors
Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4)
: 197-272, f. 1-4 (early April)
- Grose-Smith, 1898
- Descriptions of new species of African butterflies in the Tring Museum
Novit. Zool. 5
: 350-358
- Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1901; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1902
- Rhopalocera Exotica, being Illustrations of New, Rare, and Unfigured Species of Butterflies
Rhop. Exot.
[1] 1: (Ornithoptera) 1-2, pl. 1 (1887),
[1] 2: (Ornithoptera) 3-4, pl. 2 (1892),
[1] 3: (Ornithoptera) [5-6] 1-2, pl. 3 (1900),
[1] 3: (Ornithoptera) 7-8, pl. 4 (1901),
[1] 1: (Papilio) 1-2, pl. 1 (1887),
[1] 1: (Papilio) 3-5,7-14, pl. 2-6 (1888),
[1] 1: (Papilio) 15-20, pl. 7-9 (1890),
[1] 1: (Papilio) 21-25, pl. 10-11 (1891),
[1] 2: (Papilio) 27-31, pl. 12-13 (1893),
[1] 2: (Papilio) 33-35, pl. 14 (1894),
[1] 2: (Papilio) 37-38, pl. 15 (1895),
[1] 2: (Papilio) 39-40, pl. 16 (1897),
[1] 3: (Papilio) 41-46, pl. 17-19 (1899),
[1] 3: (Papilio) 47-48, pl. 20 (1900),
[1] 3: (Papilio) 49-50, pl. 21 (1901),
[1] 3: (Papilio) 51-55, pl. 22-23 (1902),
[1] 1: (Delias) 1-3, pl. 1 (1889),
[1] 2: (Delias) 5-7, 9-11, pl. 2-3 (1893),
[1] 2: (Delias) 12-18, pl. 4-5 (1895),
[1] 2: (Delias) 20-22, pl. 6 (1896),
[1] 3: (Delias) 24-26, pl. 7 (1897),
[1] 3: (Delias) 28-35, pl. 8-9 (1901),
[1] 3: (Delias) 36-38, pl. 10 (1902),
[1] 1: (Pieridae) 1-3, pl. 1 (1888),
[1] 2: (Pinacopteryx) 1-4, pl. 1 (1893),
[1] 1: (Callosune) 1-3, pl. 1 (1889),
[1] 3: (Huphina) 1-7, pl. 1-2 (1898),
[1] 3: (Huphina) [8],9-10, pl. 3 (1899),
[1] 1: (Elodina) 1-4, pl. 1 (1890),
[1] 1: (Belenois) 1-4, pl. 1 (1892),
[1] 2: (Belenois) 5-8, pl. 2 (1892),
[1] 3: (Mylothris) 1-3, 5-7, pl. 1-2 (1900),
[1] 1: (Ixias) 1-3, pl. 1 (1888),
[1] 2: (Appias) 1-3, pl. 1 (1894),
[1] 1: (Pierinae) 5-7, pl. 2 (1889),
[1] 2: (Dismorphia) 1-4, pl. 1 (1896),
[1] 2: (Dismorphia) 5-9, 11-15, pl. 2-3 (1897),
[2] 1: (Asthipa) 1-3, pl. 1 (1890),
[2] 2: (Asthipa) 5-6, pl. 2 (1896),
[2] 2: (Ravadeba) 7, pl. 1 (1896),
[2] 2: (Mycalesis) 1-4, pl. 1 (1895),
[2] 2: (Mycalesis) 5-12, pl. 2-3 (1896),
[2] 3: (Mycalesis) 13-18, pl. 4-5 (1902),
[2] 3: (Libythea) 1-2, pl. 1 (1902),
: (Ragadia-Argyronympha-Hypocysta) : 1-6, pl. [1] (1895),
[2] 2: (Pedaliodes) 1-5, pl. 1 (1893),
[2] 2: (Pedaliodes) 7-9, pl. 2 (1894),
[2] 2: (Pedaliodes) 10-14, pl. 3 (1895),
[2] 3: (Pedaliodes) 15-20, pl. 4-5, (Oxeoschistus) 1 (1900),
[2] 3: (Pronophila) 1-2, pl. 1, (Oxeoschistus) 2-3, pl. 1 (1900),
[2] 2: (Elymnias) 1-4, pl. 1 (1896),
[2] 3: (Elymnias) 5-6, pl. 2, (Bruasa) 6-7, pl. 1 (1897),
[2] 1: (Morpho) 1-2, pl. 1 (1890),
[2] 3: (Morphotenaris-Hyantis) 1-3, pl. [1] (1898),
[2] 2: (Tenaris) 1-3, 5-7, pl. 1-2 (1894),
[2] 2: (Tenaris) 9-11, pl. 3 (1895),
[2] 2: (Tenaris) 13-15, pl. 4 (1896),
[2] 3: (Tenaris) 17-18, pl. 5 (1898),
[2] 1: (Heliconius) 1-3, pl. 1 (1892),
[2] 1: (Acraea) 1-6, pl. 1-2 (1889),
[2] 1: (Acraea) 7-10, pl. 3 (1892),
[2] 2: (Acraea) 11-14, pl. 4 (1892),
[2] 2: (Acraea) 15-18, pl. 5 (1894),
[2] 3: (Acraea) 19-29, pl. 6-8, (Planema) 29-30, pl. [1] (1901),
[2] 1: (Cethosia) 1-2, pl. 1 (1889),
[2] 3: (Cirrhochroa) 1, pl. [1], (Cupha) 2-4, pl. [1] (1898),
[2] 2: (Terinos) 1-2, pl. 1 (1894),
[2] 1: (Thaleropis) 1-3, pl. 1 (1891),
[2] 2: (Doleschallia) 1-3,5-7, pl. 1-2 (1893),
[2] 2: (Kallima) 1-3, pl. 1 (1892),
[2] 1: (Hypolimnas) 1-2, pl. 1 (1891),
[2] 3: (Hypolimnas) 3-4, pl. 2 (1897),
[2] 3: (Hypolimnas) 5-6, pl. 3 (1898),
[2] 1: (Euxanthe) 1-3, pl. 1 (1890),
[2] 1: (Hestina) 1-3, pl. 1 (1891),
[2] 1: (Cymothoe) 1-4, pl. 1 (1890),
[2] 3: (Limenitis) 1-3, pl. 1 (1899),
[2] 2: (Neptis) 1-4, pl. 1 (1895),
[2] 3: (Neptis) 5-11, pl. 2-3 (1899),
[2] 3: (Neptis) 13-17, pl. 4-5 (1900),
[2] 1: (Euthalia-Tanaecia) 1-3, pl. 1 (1889),
[2] 1: (Euthalia) 5-10, pl. 2-3 (1891),
[2] 2: (Euthalia) 11-14, pl. 4 (1894),
[2] 3: (Euthalia) 15, pl. 5, (Dichorragia) 16, pl. 1 (1898),
[2] 1: (Apatura) 1-3, pl. 1 (1892),
[2] 1: (Euphaedra) 1-2, pl. 1 (1889),
[2] 1: (Euryphene) 1-3, pl. 1 (1889),
[2] 1: (Charaxes) 1-2,[3-4] pl. 1-2 (1887),
[2] 1: (Charaxes) [5], pl. 3 (1888),
[2] 1: (Charaxes) 7-9, pl. 4 (1890),
[2] 1: (Charaxes) 11-13, pl. 5 (1891),
[2] 1: (Mynes) 1-2, pl. 1 (1888),
[2] 2: (Mynes) 3-6, pl. 2 (1894),
[2] 2: (Prothoe) 1-2, pl. 1 (1896),
[3] 3: (Erycinidae) 1-10, pl. 1-2 (1902),
[3] 2: (Dicallaneura-etc) 1-6, pl. 1 (1897),
[3] 3: (Dicallaneura-etc) 7-11, pl. 2 (1901),
[3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 1-4,[5-9] 1-5, pl. 1-2 (1887),
[3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 11-17, 19-22, pl. 3-5 (1888),
[3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 23-25, 27-29, 31-33, pl. 6-8 (1889),
[3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 35-48, pl. 9-11 (1890),
[3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 49-51,53-64, pl. 12-15 (1891),
[3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 65-68, pl. 16 (1892),
[3] 1: (Lycaenidae) [69-72] 57-60, pl. 17 (1892),
[3] 2: (Lycaenidae) [73-77] 61-65,79-84, pl. 18-19 (1892),
[3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 85-107, pl. 20-23 (1893),
[3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 109-120, pl. 24-25 (1894),
[3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 121-125, pl. 26 (1900),
[3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 127-131, 133-141, pl. 27-29 (1901),
[3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 143-146, pl. 30 (1902),
[3] 2: (Hypochrysops) 1-6, pl. 1 (1894),
[3] 2: (Hypochrysops) 7-13, 15-22, pl. 2-3 (1895),
[3] 2: (Thysonotis) 23-25, 27-31, pl. 1-2 (1895),
[3] 2: (Waigeum) 34-38, pl. 1 (1896),
[3] 2: (Thysonotis) 39-46, pl. 3-4 (1896),
[3] 2: (Holochila) 1-4, pl. 1 (1896),
[3] 2: (Holochila) 5-8, pl. 2 (1897),
[3] 2: (Pseudonotis) 1-3, pl. [1], (Epimastidia) 4-5, pl. [1], (Lampides) 5-8, pl. [1] (1897),
[3] 2: (Lampides) 9-10, pl. 2, (Thysonotis) 47, pl. 5 (1897),
[3] 3: (Holochila) 9-11, pl. 3 (1898),
[3] 3: (Arhopala) 1-7, pl. 1-2 (1898),
[3] 3: (Arhopala) 9-12, pl. 3, (Ilerda) 13, pl. [1], (Horaga) 14-15, pl. [1] (1902),
[3] 3: (Thysonotis) 47x,48-50, pl. 6 (1898),
[3] 3: (Hypochrysops) 23-26, pl. 4 (1898),
[3] 3: (Holochila) 13-15, pl. 4 (1899),
[3] 3: (Hypochrysops) 27-29, pl. 5, (Waigeum) [30], pl. 2 (1899),
[3] 3: (Holochila) 17-19, pl. 5 (1899),
[3] 3: (Thysonotis) 51-54, pl. 7 (1899),
[3] 3: (Jamides) 11-14, pl. 1 (1900),
[3] 3: (Hypolycaena-etc) 1-4, pl. [1] (1900),
[3] 3: (Hypochrysops) 31-33, pl. 6, (Thysonotis) 55-56, pl. 8 (1900),
[3]: (Additions-Corrections) 1-2,[3],vii-x
- Heron, 1896
- Description of a new Spindasis from Ceylon
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 18 (104)
: 190-191
- Hewitson, 1865
- Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae
Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae
(1): 1-36,37*, pl. 1-16 (1863),
(2): 37-76, pl. 17-30 (1865),
(3): 77-114, pl. 31-46 (1867),
(4): 115-136,14a-h, pl. 47-54,3a-c, (Suppl.) 1-16, pl. 1-5 (1869),
(5): 137-150,151*, pl. 55-59, (Suppl.) pl. 6 (1873),
(6): 151-184,185*, pl. 60-73 (1874),
(7): 185-208,209*, pl. 74-83 (1877),
(8): 209-228, pl. 84-85,88-92, (Suppl.) 17-47, pl. 1a-b,3a-b,4a,5a-b,7-8 (1878)
- Hewitson, 1875
- Descriptions of three new species of Lycaenidae
Ent. mon. Mag. 12 (2)
: 38-39
- Horsfield, [1829]
- Descriptive Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects contained in the Museum of the Horourable East-India Company, illustrated by coloured figures of new species
Descr. Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy
(1): 1-80, pl. 1-4 (1828),
(2): 81-144, pl. 5-8, (expl.) [1-2] (1829)
- Huang, 2001
- Report of H. Huang's 2000 Expedition to SE. Tibet for Rhopalocera
Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 65-152
- Huang, 2003
- A list of butterflies collected from Nujiang (Lou Tse Kiang) and Dulongiang, China with descriptions of new species, and revisional notes
Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 3-114
- Huang & Xue, 2004
- A Contribution to the Butterfly Fauna of Southern Yunnan
Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: 135-154, pl. 11
- Jackson, 1965
- A revision of the genus Chloroselas Butler, with a note on Alaena Boisduval and descriptions of a few new African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera - Lycaenidae)
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (13) 8
: 523-531
- Joicey & Talbot, 1924
- New forms of African Lepidoptera
Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (3)
: 539-564
- Lederer, 1861
- Über Alb. Kindermanns letzte lepidopterologische Ausbeute
Wien. ent. Monats. 5
: 144-155
- Lucas, 1849
- Exploration Scientifique de l'Algerie pendant les Annees 1840, 1841, 1842. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux Articules (3) Insectes
Explor. Sci. Algérie,(3): 1-527
- Lucas, 1850
- Observations sur les Lépidoptères des Genres Papilio, Anthocharis, Cigaritis et Cerocala
Annls Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 8
: 83-105
- Matsumura, 1906
- Neue Rhopaloceren Japans
Annot. Zool. Jap. 6 (1)
: 7-15, pl. 1
- Moore, 1877
- Descriptions of Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 20 (115)
: 43-52
- Moore, 1877
- The Lepidopterous Fauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3)
: 580-632, pl. 58-60
- Moore, 1879
- Descriptions of new Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (1)
: 136-144
- Moore, [1881]
- The Lepidoptera of Ceylon
Lepid. Ceylon 1
(1): 1-40, pl. 1-18 (Dec 1880),
(2): 41-80, pl. 19-36 (Jan 1881),
(3): 81-136, pl. 37-54 (Jun 1881),
(4): 137-190, pl. 55-71 (Dec 1881)
- Moore, 1882
- List of the Lepidoptera collected by the Rev. J.H. Hocking, chiefly in the Kangra Discrict, N.W Hiamalaya; with Descriptions of new Genera and Species
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (1)
: 234-263, pl. 11-12
- Moore, [1884]
- Descriptions of new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4)
: 521-535, pl. 48-49
- Moore, 1884
- Descriptions of some new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera; chiefly from specimens contained in the Indian Museum, Calcutta
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1)
: 16-52
- Moore, [1887]
- The Lepidoptera of Ceylon
Lepid. Ceylon 3
(1): 1-88, pl. 144-157 (1884),
(2): 89-304, pl. 158-181 ([1885]),
(3): 305-392, pl. 182-195 ([1886]),
(4): 393-578, pl. 196-215 (1887)
- Murayama, 1967
- Three Lycaenids of the Eastern Asia, with descriptions of three new races [in Japanese]
Tyô to Ga 18 (1-2): 20-23
- Oberthür, 1876
- Sur la Faune des Lépidoptères de l'Algerie
Étud. d'Ent. 1
: 1-74, pl. 1-4
- Oberthür, 1878
- Faune des Lépidoptères de la côte orientale d'Afrique
Étud. d'Ent. 3
: 11-36, pl. 1-3
- Oberthür, 1915
- Faune des Lépidoptères de la Barbarie, Algerie
Étud. Lépid. Comp. 10
: 1-459, pl. 276-277,277bis,278-315
- Pfeiffer in Osthelder & Pfeiffer, 1932
- Lepidopteren-Fauna von Marasch in türkisch Nordsyrien
Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 22
: 17-32,
: 38-51,
: 52-73,
: 74,
: 74-82,
: 83-87
- Riley, 1921
- Some undescribed Rhopalocera from Mesopotamia and N. W. Persia; and other Notes
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 8 (47)
: 590-600
- Riley, 1921
- Notes on the Rhopalocera of the Dollman Collection
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1921 (1-2)
: 234-259, pl. 4-7
- Riley, 1925
- The species usually referred to the Genus Cigaritis Boisd. (Lycaenidae)
Novit. Zool. 32
: 70-95
- Rothschild, 1915
- On the Lepidoptera collected in 1913-1914 by Herr Geyr von Schweppenburg on a Journey to the Hoggar Mountains
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 16
(94): 247-258,
(95): 392-402
- Rothschild, 1921
- On the lepidoptera collected by capt. A. Buchanan in northern Nigeria and the southern Sahara in 1919-1920
Novit. Zool. 28
(1): 142-170,
(2): 215-229
- Sharpe, 1891
- Descriptions of Two new Species of Lycaenidae from West Africa, in the Collection of Mr. Philip Crowley
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 8 (45)
: 240-241
- South, 1913
- A list of butterflies collected by Captain F.M. Bailey in western China, south-eastern Tibet, and the Mishimi hills, 1911
J. Bomb. nat. Hist. Soc. 22
(2): 345-365,
(3): 598-615
- Staudinger, 1892
- Lepidopteren aus Tunis
Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 5 (2)
: 277-300
- Trimen, 1873
- On some new species of Butterflies discovered in Extra-Tropical Southern Africa
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2)
: 101-124, pl. 1
- Trimen, 1874
- On some new species of South African Lycaenidae
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3)
: 329-342
- Trimen, 1891
- On Butterflies collected in tropical South-Western Africa, by Mr. A. W. Eriksson
Proc. zool. soc. Lond. 1891
: 59-107, pl. 8-9
- Tytler, 1915
- Notes on some new and interesting butterflies from Manipur and the Naga Hills. Part 1-3
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc.
23 (2): 216-229 (1914),
23 (3): 502-515, pl. 1-2 (1915),
24 (1): 119-155, pl. 3-4 (1915)
Notes on some new and interesting butterflies from Manipur and the Naga Hills. Part 3
- Tytler, 1940
- Notes on some new and interesting butterflies chiefly from Burma 1 & 2
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc.
41 (2): 235-252,
42 (1): 109-123
- Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003
- The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island faunda
Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 3-268, pl. 1-16
- Wallengren, 1857
- Kafferlandets Dag-fjärilar, insamlade åren 1838-1845 af J. A. Wahlberg / Lepidoptera Rhopalocera in Terra Caffrorum annis 1838-1845 collecta a J. A. Wahlberg
K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4)
: 1-55
- Wallengren, 1858
- Nya Fjärilslägten - Nova Genera Lepidopterorum
Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 15
: 75-84,135-142,209-215
If you have corrections, comments or
information to add into these pages, just send mail to
Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.