Taygetis fulginia
Taygetis fulginia is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the southeastern Brazilian states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo at altitudes ranging from sea level to 250 metres (820 ft).
| Taygetis fulginia | |
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| Male, figure A (dorsal) and B (ventral) | |
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| Female, figure C (dorsal) and D (ventral) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Taygetis |
| Species: | T. fulginia |
| Binomial name | |
| Taygetis fulginia d'Almeida, 1922[1] | |
Taxonomy
The species was previously considered a synonym of Taygetis ypthima, but morphological study revealed its specific status and indicates closer relationship with Taygetis rectifascia and Taygetis servius.[2]
References
- "Taygetis Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Siewert, R.R. ; Zacca, T. , Dias, F.M.S. ; Freitas, A.V.L. , Mielke, O.H.H. & Casagrande, M.M., 2013: The “Taygetis ypthima species group” (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae): taxonomy, variation and description of a new species. Zookeys, 356: 11-29: Abstract and full article: doi:10.3897/zookeys.356.6481
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