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Erysichton
''Erysichton'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm. Etymology The genus is named after the mythological figure of Erysichthon of Thessaly. Species *''Erysichton lineatus'' (Murray, 1874) Former species Two species of Erysichton were transferred to the new genus Jameela, leaving only the species ''Erysichton lineatus''. (Grund 2010) *''Erysichton albiplaga'' is now known as ''Jameela albiplaga'' (Tite, 1963) *''Erysichton palmyra'' is now known as ''Jameela palmyra'' (Felder, 1860) References * 1973: The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative arrangement. ''Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology'', 28: 371-505BHL* , 1916. ''Nacaduba'' Artengruppe ''Erysichton''. ''Zool. Meded''. 2: 137. * 2010: New Australian butterfly genus Jameela gen. nov. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae: Polyommatini) revealed by morphological, ecological and molecular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erysichton Lineatus
''Erysichton lineatus'', the hairy line-blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is the sole species of the genus Erysichton. It was Species description, first described by Richard Paget Murray in 1874. It is found in New Guinea and along most of the eastern coast of Australia, from Queensland to New South Wales. The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adult females are brown with a large white patch on each forewing, and a blue sheen near the hinges. The hindwings have a black eyespot (mimicry), eyespot at the tornus. Adult males are blue. The larvae feed on the flowers of ''Syzygium francisii'', ''Ehretia acuminata'', ''Macadamia integrifolia'', ''Brachychiton acerifolium'' and ''Arytera lautereriana''. Subspecies The following are subspecies of ''Erysichton lineatus'': *''Erysichton lineatus lineatus'' (Queensland: Claudie River to New South Wales: Kiama) *''Erysichton lineatus cythora'' (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Tanimbar, Buru, Ambon, Serang, Obi, Bachan) *''Erysichton line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |