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Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Hübner (1818) Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge, bestehend in Bekundigung einzelner Fliegmuster neuer oder rarer nichteuropäischer Gattungen. 1.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Lycaenidae
genus
Strymon
species
Strymon melinus

Name

Synonyms
Strymon melinus humuli (T.Harris, 1842)
Thecla favonius Boisduval, 1833
Thecla humuli Harris, 1852
Thecla pan Harris, 1833
Thecla silenus Doubleday, 1847
Homonyms
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818
Common names
Cotton Square Borer in English
Cotton Square Borer in English
Gray Hairstreak in English
Gray Hairstreak in English
Gray Hairstreak in English
Grey Hairstreak in English
Mariposa Sedosa Gris in Spanish
cotton square borer in English
cotton square borer in English
gray hairstreak in English
gray hairstreak in English
porte-queue gris in French
porte-queue gris in French
ハイイロカラスシジミ in Japanese
Gray Hairstreak in English

Bibliographic References

  1. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 541 Suppression under the Plenary Powers of the generic names Chrysophanus Hübner, 1818, and Bithys Hübner, 1818 (class Insecta, order Lepidoptera) (Opinion supplementary to Opinion 165).Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 20(8), 87-102 (1959)
  2. Pelham, Jonathan P., 2008: A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 40. xiv + 658.
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