The “parrot-butterfl y” of Molina (Insecta: Lepidoptera): Refuting the combination Castnia psittacus (Molina, 1782)
Abstract
The combination Castnia psittacus (Molina) designated by Philippi (1867) and later argued by Ureta (1955) is invalidated by defi ciencies, inconsistencies, misrepresentations and misinterpretations of the description made by Molina. Castnia eudesmia Gray stat. rev. is proposed as the valid combination, while the epithet “psittacus” is assigned to the only Papilionidae of Chile Battus polydamas.
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Published
2019-07-11
How to Cite
RAMOS-GONZÁLEZ, M. I., ZAMORA-MANZUR, C., & PARRA, L. E. (2019). The “parrot-butterfl y” of Molina (Insecta: Lepidoptera): Refuting the combination Castnia psittacus (Molina, 1782). Gayana, 82(1), 79-84. Retrieved from https://revistas.udec.cl/index.php/gayana/article/view/949
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Comunicaciones breves