Taygetis servius

Taygetis servius
Male: a. dorsal; b. ventral
Female: a. dorsal; b. ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Taygetis
Species: T. servius
Binomial name
Taygetis servius
Weymer, 1910[1]
Synonyms
  • Taygetis rectifascia f. servius Weymer, 1910

Taygetis servius is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Brazil, where it has been recorded from Baixo Guandú (Espírito Santo) and from Jitaúna (Bahia). It is probably also present in Minas Gerais.[2]

References

  1. Taygetis, funet.fi
  2. Siewert, R.R. ; Zacca, T. , Dias, F.M.S. ; Freitas, A.V.L. , Mielke, O.H.H. & Casagrande, M.M., 2013: The “Taygetis ypthima species group” (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae): taxonomy, variation and description of a new species. Zookeys, 356: 11-29: Abstract and full article: doi:10.3897/zookeys.356.6481


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