Erysichton
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Erysichton is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm.
Etymology
The genus is named after the mythological figure of Erysichthon of Thessaly.
Species
There are up to three recognized species:
- Erysichton albiplaga Tite, 1963
- Erysichton lineatus (Murray, 1874)
- Erysichton palmyra (Felder, 1860)
Some other sources consider Erysichton monotypic, with Erysichton lineatus as the sole species and the remaining species in Jameela.
Further reading
- Eliot, J.N. 1973: The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative arrangement. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology, 28: 371–505.
- Hirowatari, T. 1992: Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture (B), 44(Suppl.)
- Parsons, M., 1999. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea Academic Press, ISBN0-12-545555-0
- Tite, G.E. 1963: A synonymic list of the genus Nacaduba and allied genera (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology, 13(4): 67–116, plates 1,2.