Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Lycaenidae → subfamily Polyommatinae → tribe Polyommatini → genus Zizeeria → species Zizeeria knysna
Species name(s)
Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862) = Lycaena knysna Trimen, 1862 = Papilio lysimon Hübner, [1803] = Zizera lysimon = Zizeeria lysimon = Zizera knysna = Papilio lysimon Hübner, 1798/803. [9, 10, 187]
African Grass Blue.
urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:8524
Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic.
Detailed information with references
Distribution
- Spain, Malta, Portugal. [1].
- Gibraltar, Spain (mainland), the Canary Islands, Malta, Portugal (mainland). [10].
Larva food plants / other food objects
- Medicago, Melilotus, Acanthyllis, Armeria delicatula, Polygonum equisetiforme, Tribulus terrestris. [28].
Subspecies of Zizeeria knysna
- Zizeeria knysna angustemarginata Heydemann, 1955. [187]
- Z. k. corneliae Regteren Altena, 1948. [9]
- Z. k. plato Blanchier, 1853. [187]
- Z. k. serica Felder, 1862. [187]
- Z. k. tanagra Felder, 1860. [187]
- Z. k. volpii Romei, 1927. [187]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Simon Coombes. Text data: Peter Khramov.
The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
References
- [1] O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
- [28] Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (leps.it), 2012
- [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
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