NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Cercyonis
  Subtribe - Maniolina
  Tribe - Satyrini
  Subfamily - Satyrinae
  Family - Nymphalidae
  Superfamily - Papilionoidea
  Order - Lepidoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Cercyonis oetus charon
      Subspecies - Cercyonis oetus phocus
      Subspecies - Cercyonis oetus oetus
      Subspecies - Cercyonis oetus pallescens
      Subspecies - Cercyonis oetus alkalorum