Afriodinia gerontes gerontes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Riodinidae
Subfamilia: Nemeobiinae
Tribus: Nemeobiini
SubTribus: Abisarina
Genus: Afriodinia
Species: Afriodinia gerontes
Subspecies:

Name

Afriodinia gerontes gerontes (Fabricius, 1781)

Synonyms

  • Papilio gerontes Fabricius, 1781: 117.
  • Abisara gerontes gerontes (Fabricius, 1781); Callaghan, 2003: 122; Collins et al., 2014: 114.
  • Afriodinia gerontes gerontes (Fabricius, 1781); d’Abrera, 2009: 848; Espeland et al., 2015.
  • Papilio baucis Drury, 1782, junior synonym of Abisara gerontes gerontes per Callaghan, 2003: 122, also 149.
  • Abisara baucis (Drury, 1782) [?, see above]

References

  • Callaghan, C.J., 2003. A revision of the African species of the genus Abisara Felder & Felder (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae). Metamorphosis 14(4): 118–164. Researchgate Reference page. 
  • D'Abrera, B., 2009. Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region, second edition, Part 3, Theclinae, Polyommatinae, Riodinidae. Hill House, Melbourne, London. 260pp. Reference page. 
  • Williams, M.C., 2008. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed.