Aegiale hesperiaris

Aegiale hesperiaris ♂ from Seitz, 1924.
Aegiale hesperiaris as A. kollari from C. & R. Felder, 1860.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Hesperiinae
Tribus: Megathymini
Genus: Aegiale
Species: Aegiale hesperiaris

Name

Aegiale hesperiaris (Walker, 1856)

Type locality: Mexico

Typus: HT ♀ BMNH, images.

Synonymy

  • Castnia hesperiaris Walker, 1856: 1583.
  • Aegiale kollari C. & R. Felder, 1860: 111. TL: Mexico: "Maguey".
  • Teria agavis Blásquez, 1869: 282. TL: Mexico.
  • Acentrocneme hespariaris Druce, 1896
  • Aegiale hesperiaris (Walker); Bridges, 1994: VIII.99, IX.1; Lamas, 2004: 85.

References

  • Blasquez, I. 1870. Insectos del Maguey. La Naturaleza 1: 282-290, Figs. 1-5. Reference page. 
  • Bridges, C.A. (1994). Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Hesperioidea (Lepidoptera) of the World. Urbana, Illinois: Bridges. BHL Reference page. 
  • Felder, C. & Felder, R. 1860. Lepidopterologische Fragmente. V. Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift 4(4): 97–112. BHL. Taf. 1,2. BHL. Reference page. 
  • Walker, F. 1856. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1509–1808. BHL Reference page. 
  • Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol.5A, Pt.4A. Assn. for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439pp. Reference page. 

Lepindex

Vernacular names

  • English: Tequila Giant-Skipper