Melinaea ludovica (Cramer, [1780])

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Nymphalidae → subfamily Danainae → tribe Ithomiini → subtribe Melinaeina → genus Melinaea → species Melinaea ludovica

Species name(s)

Melinaea ludovica (Cramer, [1780]) = Papilio ludovica Cramer, [1780] = Melinaea egina = Papilio egena Fabricius, 1793 = Papilio egina Cramer, 1779. [9, 187]

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Subspecies of Melinaea ludovica

Melinaea ludovica aurantia Forbes, 1942. [187]
M. l. crameri Godman & Salvin, 1898. [187]
M. l. idea Felder & Felder, 1862. [187]
M. l. ludovica. [9]
M. l. manuelito Tessmann, 1928. [9]
M. l. paraiya Reakirt, 1866. [9]
M. l. vespertina Fox, 1945. [187]

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Shirley Sekarajasingham.

References

[9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
[187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org

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