Mesapia peloria

, as Pieris peloria, from original description.

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: Pieridae
Subfamilia: Pierinae
Tribus: Pierini
Subtribus: Aporiina
Genus: Mesapia
Species:
Subspecies: (5) [ref Tadokoro et al.: 2014].
M. p. epsteina – M. p. lama – M. p. leechi – M. p. minima – M. p. peloria – M. p. wymanni

Name

Mesapia peloria (Hewitson, 1853).

Type locality: "Chinese Tartary"; [South East Tibet].

Holotype: ♂ BMNH

Synonymy

  • Pieris peloria Hewitson, [1853] 1 : 8, pl. 4, figs 15, 16. (original combination)
  • Mesapia peloria (Hewitson); Gray, 1856: 92; Kirby, 1894: 101.
  • Aporia lama (Hewitson); Alpheraky, 1887: 404.
  • Aporia peloria (Hewitson); Alpheraky, 1889: 68.

References

  • Alphéraky, S. N., 1887. Diagnoses de quelques lépidoptères inédits du Thibet. In Romanoff Mém. Lép. 3: 403–406. BHL. Reference page. 
  • Alphéraky, S. N., 1889. Lépidoptères rapportés du Thibet par le Général N. M. Przewalsky de son voyage de 1884-1885. In Romanoff Mém. Lép. 5: 59–89. BHL. Reference page. 
  • Gray, G. R., [1856]. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. 1 Papilionidae: 106 pp. Taylor & Francis, London. Archive. Reference page. 
  • Hewitson, W.C. 1852–1877. Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies, selected chiefly from the collections of Saunders & Hewitson. London, van Voorst. 5 volumes. 1; 2; 3; 4; 5. Reference page. 
  • Huang, H. & Ge, S.X. 2024. A review of Aporia peloria (Hewitson, [1853]) (Lepidoptera, Pieridae). Atalanta 55 (1/2): 119-130. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
  • Kirby, W. F., 1894. Notes on , Hewitson, and its Allies. The Entomologist 27: 99–102. BHL. Reference page. 
  • Tadokoro, T, Koide, Y. & Hori, K., 2014. Description of a new subspecies of from central Nepal, and taxonomic notes for other subspecies (Lepidoptera, Pieridae). Lepidoptera Science 65(2): 51-59. abstract. Reference page. 
  • Ziegler, H. 2007. Revision von Mesapia peloria (Hewitson, 1853) mit Beschreibung einer neuen Unterart aus China (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Atalanta 38(1/2): 157–170. Full article (PDF). Reference page.