Polyura paulettae
Family: Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815
Subfamily: Charaxinae Guenée, 1865
Genus: Polyura Billberg, 1820
Contents
Name
Polyura paulettae Toussaint, 2015
LSID
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:6C9FA666-6D52-4B3C-BAC3-63DCF5B269E6
Type locality
Thailand, Phrae Province, Wang Chin District
Type material
Holotype ZSM– Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Germany): Female from Wang Chin District, Phrae Province, Thailand, IV 1982, a dry-pinned specimen with voucher label ET27 and red HOLOTYPE label. Paratypes (ZSM): three dry-pinned specimens with voucher label ET52 (male from the same locality as the holotype), ET61 (male from Shan States, Myanmar), ET94 (male from North Sagaing, Myanmar) and red PARATYPE label.
DNA Sequences
KT073536 , KT073764, KT073381, KT073266
Description
Distribution
Currently known from Myanmar and Northern Thailand.
Etymology
Named after the first author’s grandmother Paule ‘‘Paulette’’ Toussaint, passionate butterfly admirer and collector.
Images
|
References
Toussaint EFA, Morinière J, Müller CJ, Kunte K, Turlin B, Hausmann A, Balke M. Comparative molecular species delimitation in the charismatic Nawab butterflies (Nymphalidae, Charaxinae, Polyura). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 91: 194–209.
