Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species

Genus:
Cupitha Moore, 1884 . J. asiat. Soc. Bengal (2) 53(1) : 47.    [BHL]

Status:
Available Name

Homonyms: 1

Higher classification:
HESPERIOIDEA : HESPERIIDAE : HESPERIINAE

Type-species:
Cupitha tympanifera Moore, 1884. J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53(1): 48.    [BHL]

Type-species designation:
by original designation .

Type specimens:
See BHL scanned Type-species page: .

Notes:
Hemming (1967) stated:-

The taxon represented by the nominal species Cupitha tympanifera is currently treated subjectively on taxonomic grounds as representing the same taxon as that represented by the older-established nominal species Pamphilia purreea Moore, 1877, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 : 594, pl. 58, figs 9, 10.

Cowan (1970: 45) stated:-

"Pamphilia to read - Pamphila".

The higher classification used here follows Lamas (2008).

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