Biology:Prosotas gracilis

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Prosotas gracilis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Prosotas
Species:
P. gracilis
Binomial name
Prosotas gracilis
(Röber, 1886)[1]
Synonyms
  • Plebeius gracilis Röber, 1886
  • Nacaduba gerydomaculata Rothschild, 1915
  • Prosotas gracilis bonthainica Toxopeus (nomen nudum)
  • Lycaena donina Snellen, 1901
  • Nacaduba ni de Nicéville, 1902[2]
  • Nacaduba basiatrata Strand, 1910
  • Nacaduba saturatior Rothschild, 1915

Prosotas gracilis or The Dark-based Lineblue is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Julius Röber in 1886. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[3]

Subspecies

  • Prosotas gracilis gracilis (Moluccas)
  • Prosotas gracilis donina (Snellen, 1901) (Java)
  • Prosotas gracilis ni (de Nicéville, 1902) (Sumatra, Java, Peninsular Malaysia)[2]
  • Prosotas gracilis saturatior (Rothschild, 1915) (Vulcan Island)

References

  1. Röber, J., 1886. Neue Tagschmetterlinge der Indo-Austalischen Fauna. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris. 1(3):45-72, 4 pls
  2. 2.0 2.1 de Nicéville, Lionel (24 May 1902). Phipson, H. M.; Millard, W. S.. eds. "On new and little-known Butterflies, mostly from the Oriental region" (in English) (PDF). The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 14 (2): 247–248. ISSN 0006-6982. OCLC 863086885. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30157890. Retrieved 19 March 2018. 
  3. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.

External links

  • Prosatas at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Wikidata ☰ Q13484817 entry