Melanitis leda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda 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: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Satyrinae
Tribus: Melanitini
Genus: Melanitis
Species: Melanitis leda
Subspecies: M. l. africana – M. l. angulata – M. l. bankia – M. l. bouruana – M. l. desperata – M. l. destitans – M. l. dominans – M. l. ismene – M. l. kiriwinae – M. l. leda – M. l. moluccarum – M. l. levuna – M. l. offaka – M. l. salomonis – M. l. simessa – M. l. solandra

Name

Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

Melanitis ismene
Cyllo helena Westwood, 1851
Cyllo fulvescens Guénée, 1863
Melanitis leda africana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis leda africana f. zitenides Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis leda ab. plagiata Aurivillius, 1911

Basionym
- Papilio leda Linnaeus, 1758

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL p. 474 BHL Reference page.

Links

ZooBank: 6FEA2C35-D309-423C-8CDA-A71A498CCE7B
Melanitis leda – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
Encyclopedia of Life

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Skemerbruintjie
বাংলা: সাঁঝলা
English: Common evening brown
日本語: ウスイロコノマチョウ
മലയാളം: കരിയില ശലഭം
தமிழ்: அந்திச் சிறகன்
中文: 暮眼蝶

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