Erysichton
| Erysichton | |
|---|---|
| Erysichton palmyra figures 28 and 29 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
| Tribe: | Polyommatini |
| Genus: | Erysichton Fruhstorfer, 1916[1][2][3] |
Erysichton is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.[2][3][4] The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm.[3][4]
Etymology
The genus is named after the mythological figure of Erysichthon of Thessaly.
Species
There are up to three recognized species:[2][4]
- Erysichton albiplaga Tite, 1963
- Erysichton lineatus (Murray, 1874)
- Erysichton palmyra (Felder, 1860)
Some other sources consider Erysichton monotypic, with Erysichton lineatus as the sole species[3][5] and the remaining species in Jameela.[5][6]
References
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- ^ Fruhstorfer, H. (1916). "Revision der Gattung Nacaduba auf Grund der Morphologie der Generationsorgane". Zoologische Mededelingen. 2 (14): 103–140 [137].
- ^ a b c "Erysichton Fruhstorfer, 1916". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.26.041. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ^ a b c d Savela, Markku. "Erysichton Fruhstorfer, 1916". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ^ a b c "Erysichton Fruhstorfer, 1916". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ^ a b Grund, Roger; Eastwood, Rod (2010). "New Australian butterfly genus Jameela gen. nov. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae: Polyommatini) revealed by morphological, ecological and molecular data". Entomological Science. 13 (1): 134–143. doi:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2010.00368.x. S2CID 84539645.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Jameela Grund & Eastwood, 2010". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
Further reading
- Eliot, J.N. 1973: The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative arrangement. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology, 28: 371–505. BHL
- Hirowatari, T. 1992: A generic classification of the tribe Polyommatini of the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae). Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture (B), 44(Suppl.)
- Parsons, M., 1999. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea Academic Press, ISBN 0-12-545555-0
- Tite, G.E. 1963: A synonymic list of the genus Nacaduba and allied genera (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology, 13(4): 67–116, plates 1,2.