Biology:Taygetis fulginia
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Taygetis fulginia | |
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| Male, figure A (dorsal) and B (ventral) | |
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| Female, figure C (dorsal) and D (ventral) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Taygetis |
| Species: | T. fulginia
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| Binomial name | |
| Taygetis fulginia d'Almeida, 1922[1]
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Taygetis fulginia is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. 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 morphological study revealed its specific status and indicates closer relationship with Taygetis rectifascia and Taygetis servius.[2]
References
- ↑ "Taygetis Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ 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
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