Biology:Taguaiba fulginia

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Taguaiba fulginia
Taygetis fulginia male, a dorsal, b ventral.jpg
Male, figure A (dorsal) and B (ventral)
Taygetis fulginia female, c dorsal, d ventral.jpg
Female, figure C (dorsal) and D (ventral)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Taguaiba
Species:
T. fulginia
Binomial name
Taguaiba fulginia
(d'Almeida, 1922)[1]
Synonyms
  • Taygetis fulginia

Taguaiba fulginia is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is found in the southeastern Brazil ian states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo at altitudes ranging from sea level to 250 metres (820 ft).

Taxonomy

The species was previously considered a synonym of Taygetis ypthima, but a morphological study revealed its specific status and indicates closer relationship with Taygetis rectifascia and Taygetis servius.[2] This relationship was confirmed in a molecular phylogenetic study and the species were transferred to genus Taguaiba.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Marianne Espeland; Shinichi Nakahara; Thamara Zacca; Eduardo P. Barbosa; Blanca Huertas et al. (2023). "Combining target enrichment and Sanger sequencing data to clarify the systematics of the diverse Neotropical butterfly subtribe Euptychiina (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)". Systematic Entomology: 1– 73. doi:10.1111/syen.12590. ISSN 1365-3113. 
  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

Wikidata ☰ Q13567135 entry