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Asterope H?bner 1819

Callithea Feisthamel 1835 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym

Andrew V. Z. Brower taxon links [down<--]Epiphilini Interpreting the tree
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Containing group: Epiphilini

Introduction

A rather scarce neotropical genus of striking medium-sized velvety blue butterflies. The African genus Sevenia includes species whose ventral hindwing markings are remarkably similar to members of Asterope.

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

The topology is based on an unpblished cladistic reanalysis using implied weights by Ivonne Garzon (U. New Orleans) of the morphlogical data presented in Jenkins (1987).

References

Jenkins, D. W. 1987 Neotropical Nymphalidae VI. Revision of Asterope (=Callithea Auct.). Bull. Allyn Mus. 114, 1-66.

Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

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Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

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Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2007. Asterope H?bner 1819. Callithea Feisthamel 1835 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym. Version 23 October 2007 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Asterope/70465/2007.10.23 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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