Catagramma cantinela

Description

Family Lycaenidae

'The Lycaenidae are members of the Superfamily Papilionoidea, the true butterflies. Worldwide in distribution, this family has approximately 4,700 species that are unevenly distributed. Coppers are especially dominant in north temperate regions , blues are richest in the Old World tropics and north temperate zones, and hairstreaks are particularly abundant in New World tropics. The adults are typically small to tiny and often brilliantly colored--iridescent blues, bright reds, and oranges. Adults of both sexes have three pairs of walking legs , though most males have fused segments in their front legs. Most adults visit flowers for nectar, but some harvesters feed on wooly aphid honeydew and some hairstreaks feed on aphid honeydew or bird droppings. Females lay single, sea urchin shaped eggs on host leaves or flower buds; the resulting caterpillars are typically slug-shaped. In many species, caterpillars depend on ants for protection, so caterpillars produce sugary secretions that are collected by the ants. Most species overwinter in either the egg or pupal stage.

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Cohort: Myoglossata ()
        Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera ()
        Order: Lepidoptera () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
        Infraorder: Heteroneura ()
        Family: Lycaenidae () - Gossamer Winged Butterflies
        Genus: Catagramma ()
        Specific name: cantinela - Bargmann 1929
        Scientific name: - Catagramma cantinela Bargmann 1929

Notes

Name Status: Provisionally Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Beccaloni G.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Catagramma

There are approximately 191 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

C. acreensis · C. aegina · C. aerias · C. agrianes · C. albifasciata · C. albipunctata · C. alcibiades · C. amastris · C. amazona · C. angustifascia · C. antillena · C. aphidna · C. aphidnella · C. apollinaris · C. aretas · C. arirambae · C. asta · C. astarte · C. astartoides · C. atacama · C. ataces · C. audofleda · C. aurantiaca · C. bari · C. bassleri · C. biedermanni · C. brome · C. bugaba · C. cajetani · C. callaecia · C. camelita · C. cantinela · C. carmania · C. casta · C. catharinensis · C. centralis · C. chiriguana · C. claudinides · C. cobaltinus · C. codomannus · C. coerulea · C. columbiana · C. concolor · C. confluens · C. coruscans · C. cruenta · C. cuyaba · C. cyclops · C. cyllene · C. cynosura · C. daguana · C. delmas · C. denina · C. discoidalis · C. discrepans · C. dubiosa · C. dulima · C. elatior · C. eucale · C. eunomia · C. excelsa · C. excelsior · C. excelsissima · C. exultans · C. fabricii · C. fassli · C. faustina · C. felderi · C. fervidior · C. flava · C. fournierae · C. fulva · C. gehleni · C. goyazae · C. guatemalena · C. hades · C. heraclitus · C. heroica · C. hesperia · C. hesperis · C. horstii · C. hydarnis · C. hydaspes · C. hyponigra · C. hystaspes · C. idas · C. incarnata · C. ines · C. inferior · C. infernalis · C. kayei · C. klugi · C. lamprolensis · C. larseni · C. latimargo · C. latona · C. lepta · C. levi · C. lilliputa · C. lyca

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Notes

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index2, 12.2, 2005.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7671145
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-158785.0
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1565718

Footnotes

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=16&sci=Lycaenidae&com=Gossamer-wing Butterflies [back]