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

Genus:
Lamproptera Gray, 1832 , in Griffith. Anim. Kingdom Cuvier 15 (Ins.) : pl. 102, fig. 4 [no text].
Status:
Available Name
Homonyms: 1
Higher classification:
PAPILIONOIDEA : PAPILIONIDAE : PAPILIONINAE : LEPTOCIRCINI
Type-species:
Papilio curius Fabricius , 1787 Mantissa lns. 2 : 9. .
Type-species designation:
by monotypy
Junior name(s):
Leptocircus Swainson, 1833: pl. 106.

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Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith