Arhopala aexone

Arhopala aexone, <♀:♂>, Indonesia, Waigeo, from original description.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Arhopalini
Genus: Arhopala
Species: Arhopala aexone
Subspecies: A. a. aexone – A. a. chrysoana

Name

Arhopala aexone (Hewitson, 1863).

Type locality: Indonesia, Waigeo.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonymy

• Amblypodia aexone Hewitson, [1863]: 5, pl.3, figs 20,24.
• Arhopala aexone herana Fruhstorfer, 1914: 160. Synonymy in Evans, 1957: 118. TL: New Guinea, "Finschhafen und Astrolabebai". Holotype: ♂ BMNH.
• Arhopala aexone natanda Fruhstorfer, 1914: 160. Synonymy in Evans, 1957: 118. TL: "Fergusson und Kiriwina". Holotype: ♂ BMNH.
• Narathura aexone (Hewitson), Evans, 1957: 118.
• Arhopala aexone (Hewitson), Parsons, 1998: 392, pl.58 1583, pl.59 1584/1585.

References

• Evans, W.H. 1957. A revision of the Arhopala group of oriental lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 5(3): 85–141. BHL Reference page. 
• Fruhstorfer, H., [1914]. Neue Arhopala rassen. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift Iris 27(4): 155–166. BHL. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London, ISBN 0125455550. Reference page. 

Links

• The Papua Insects Foundation, images.

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