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
Male, figure A (dorsal) and B (ventral)
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

  1. "Taygetis Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. 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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