Loxura

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
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: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Loxurini
Genus: Loxura
Species: L. atymnus – L. cassiopeia
Name

Loxura (Lycaenidae) Horsfield, [1829]: 119.

Type Species: Papilio atymnus Stoll, [1782] 4: 82, pl.331, figs D,E, by original designation.

References

Eliot, J.N. 1974. The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative arrangement. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology 28(6): 371–505. BHL Reference page.
Hemming, A. F., 1967. The generic names of the butterflies and their type species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 1967, Suppl. 9: 1-509.Reference page.
Horsfield, T. 1828–1829. A descriptive catalogue of the lepidopterous insects in the museum of the Honourable East India Company. 144 pp., 8 pls. London. BHL text, plates. Reference page.
Stoll, C. 1780–1790. In Cramer, P. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in der drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Afrika en America (etc). Amsterdam, Baalde & Utrecht. Part 4 + Suppl. Pt.4 [1780]: 29–90, pls 305–336; [1781]: 91–164, pls 337–372; [1782]: 165–252, pls 373–400; Suppl [1787]: 1–42, pls 1–8; [1790]: 43–184, pls 9–42. Reference page.

Vernacular names
中文: 鹿灰蝶屬

Loxura is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species in this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm.[1][2]
Species

The genus includes the following species:[2][1]

Loxura atymnus (Stoll, [1780]) - yamfly
Loxura cassiopeia Distant, 1884

References

Savela, Markku. "Loxura Horsfield, [1829]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
Hoskins, Adrian. "Loxura atymnus". Learn about Butterflies: The complete guide to the world of butterflies and moths. Retrieved 31 January 2018.