Catopyrops ancyra

Catopyrops ancyra
Catopyrops ancyra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Catopyrops
Species: C. ancyra
Binomial name
Catopyrops ancyra
(C. Felder, 1860) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena ancyra Felder, 1860
  • Nacaduba ancyra mysia Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
  • Nacaduba ancyra vanheurni van Eecke, 1924
  • Catopyrops ancyra duplicata Toxopeus, 1930
  • Plebeius subfestivus Röber, 1886
  • Lampides complicata Butler, 1882
  • Nacaduba amaura Druce, 1891
  • Nacaduba maniana Druce, 1891
  • Nacaduba ligamenta Druce, 1891
  • Nacaduba aberrans Elwes, [1893]
  • Cupido almora Druce, 1873
  • Nacaduba pseustis Doherty, 1891
  • Nacaduba ancyra hyperpseustis Toxopeus, 1929
  • Nacaduba ancyra exponens Fruhstorfer, 1916

Catopyrops ancyra, Felder's lineblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Cajetan Felder in 1860. It is found in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms.[2]

The larvae feed on Glochidion, Caesalpinia and Pipturus species.

Subspecies

  • Catopyrops ancyra ancyra (Ambon)
  • Catopyrops ancyra mysia (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914) (West Irian to Papua, Torres Strait Islands)
  • Catopyrops ancyra subfestivus (Röber, 1886) (Sulawesi, Talaud, Sangihe, Tukangbesi, Banggai, Sula)
  • Catopyrops ancyra tuala Toxopeus, 1930 (Kai)
  • Catopyrops ancyra complicata (Butler, 1882) (Umboi, New Britain, Duke of York Island, New Irelan, New Hanover, Witu, Admiralty Islands)
  • Catopyrops ancyra procella Tite, 1963 (Squally Island)
  • Catopyrops ancyra distincta Tite, 1963 (Nissan Island)
  • Catopyrops ancyra amaura (Druce, 1891) (Solomons: Alu, Roviana, Malaita)
  • Catopyrops ancyra maniana (Druce, 1891) (Solomons: Ulava)
  • Catopyrops ancyra ligamenta (Druce, 1891) (Solomons: Ugi)
  • Catopyrops ancyra aberrans (Elwes, [1893]) (Assam, Burma to Peninsular Malaysia, possibly Sumatra)
  • Catopyrops ancyra almora (Druce, 1873) (Borneo)
  • Catopyrops ancyra hyperpseustis (Toxopeus, 1929) (Pulau Weh)
  • Catopyrops ancyra exponens (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Cocos Islands)
  • Catopyrops ancyra nicevillei Toxopeus, 1930 (north-eastern Sumatra)
  • Catopyrops ancyra austrojavana Toxopeus, 1930 (eastern Java)

References

  1. ↑ Felder, C. 1860. Lepidopterorum Amboinensium species novae diagnosibus. S-B. Akad. Wiss. Wien 40(11): 447–468.
  2. ↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.


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