''Castalius'' is a
butterfly genus in the
family Lycaenidae. They are commonly known as Pierrots. This name is also often used for the very closely related genus ''
Tarucus
''Tarucus'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly known as blue Pierrots or simply Pierrots. The latter name is often used for the closely related genus ''Castalius''. The delimitation of ''Castalius'' versus ''Tarucus' ...
''.
In fact, the delimitation of ''Castalius'' versus ''Tarucus'' is not yet fully resolved, with some species, such as the
dark Pierrot (''T. ananda''), having been moved between the two genera repeatedly. Regardless of how this may turn out, the
African species formerly placed in ''Castalius'' are now in ''
Tuxentius
''Tuxentius'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly known as pied Pierrots or pies. Contained in this genus are the African species formerly placed in ''Castalius'', except the blue-eyed Pierrot (sometimes called blue p ...
'' (pied Pierrots) and ''
Zintha
''Zintha'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic, with the only species being ''Zintha hintza'', the blue-eyed Pierrot, blue pied Pierrot or Hintza blue. The pied Pierrots proper are the closely related genus ''Tuxentius' ...
'' (blue-eyed Pierrot), which are also very close relatives (in particular the former).
Species
Only four
species are placed in ''Castalius'' nowadays. But as noted above, it may be that ''Tarucus'' and the present genus are eventually regarded as
synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...
ous. In that case, the older name ''Castalius'' would again apply to the two dozen species in question.
[Brower (2008), and see references in Savela (2009)]
* ''
Castalius clathratus
''Castalius'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly known as Pierrots. This name is also often used for the very closely related genus '' Tarucus''.
In fact, the delimitation of ''Castalius'' versus ''Tarucus'' is not y ...
''
(Holland, 891
Year 891 ( DCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* February 21 – Guy III, duke of Spoleto, is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Ste ...
Celebes
* ''
Castalius fasciatus
''Castalius'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly known as Pierrots. This name is also often used for the very closely related genus '' Tarucus''.
In fact, the delimitation of ''Castalius'' versus ''Tarucus'' is not y ...
''
(Röber, 1887) Celebes
* ''
Castalius fluvialis
''Castalius'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly known as Pierrots. This name is also often used for the very closely related genus '' Tarucus''.
In fact, the delimitation of ''Castalius'' versus ''Tarucus'' is not y ...
''
(Grose-Smith, 1895) Celebes
* ''
Castalius rosimon
''Castalius rosimon'', the common Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids, or blues family.
]
Distribution
The species is found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar; Tenasserim, extending into the Malayan subregi ...
''
(Fabricius, 1775) – common Pierrot
Footnotes
References
* (2008):
Tree of Life Web Project &ndash
''Castalius'' Hübner 1819. Pierrots Version of 19 May 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
* (2009): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms &ndash
Version of 30 March 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
Lycaenidae genera
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