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Issue: Vol. 5748 No. 1: 12 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5748.1.4
Page range: 89-100
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Capila jayadeva Moore, 1866 is a sexually dimorphic and male polymorphic species including six subspecies (Hesperiidae, Pyrginae)

College of Tobacco Science and Engineering; Zhengzhou University of Light Industry; No.136 Ke Xue Avenue; Zhengzhou; Henan Province; 450000; P. R. China
Sritana Condominium 2; 96 / 173; Huay Kaeo Rd. T. Suthep; A. Muang; Chiang Mai; 50200; Thailand
The Research Institute of Evolutionary Biology; 2-4-28 Kamiyoga; Setagaya-ku; Tokyo; 158-0098; Japan
College of Tobacco Science and Engineering; Zhengzhou University of Light Industry; No.136 Ke Xue Avenue; Zhengzhou; Henan Province; 450000; P. R. China
Hongyun Honghe Tobacco (Group) Co.; Ltd.; No. 367 Hong Jin Road; Kunming; Yunnan Province; 650032; P. R. China
Lepidoptera sexual dimorphism polymorphism COI wing pattern genitalia distribution variability

Abstract

Despite the conspicuous different appearances in the males, Capila jayadeva Moore, 1866, C. translucida (Leech, 1893), C. hainana mackwoodi (Evans, 1914) and C. barroni (Riley & Godfrey, 1921) are proved to be conspecific based on an analysis of the 658 bp COI gene sequences, and the result is supported by the genitalia morphology. Considering the distinguishable wing patterns in the male and the allopatric distribution, the following subspecific combinations are proposed: C. jayadeva translucida, C. jayadeva mackwoodi, C. jayadeva barroni and C. jayadeva arooni Eliot, 1987. Therefore, with the nominate subspecies and C. jayadeva khambounei Uehara, 2024, the sexually dimorphic C. jayadeva currently includes six subspecies.

 

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How to Cite

Xue, G.-X., Inayoshi, Y., Saito, K., Li, M. & Rao, Z. (2026) Capila jayadeva Moore, 1866 is a sexually dimorphic and male polymorphic species including six subspecies (Hesperiidae, Pyrginae). Zootaxa, 5748 (1), 89–100. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5748.1.4