Arhopala alaconia

Arhopala alaconia, ♀, from original description by Hewitson, [1869].

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 alaconia
Subspecies: A. a. alaconia – A. a. aloana – A. a. media – A. a. oberthuri – A. a. nocturna

Name

Arhopala alaconia (Hewitson, [1869])

Type locality: Borneo.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonymy

• Amblypodia alaconia Hewitson, [1869]: 1: 14f, pl.3, figs 52,53.
• Narathura alaconia (Hewitson), Evans, 1957: 121.
• Arhopala alaconia (Hewitson), Seki et al, 1991: 64, pl.39 L221.

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. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Seki, Y. & Takanami, Y. and Otsuka, K., 1991. Butterflies of Borneo Vol. 2, No. 1. Lycaenidae. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo. Reference page. 
• Seki, Y., 1994. Descriptions of new Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) from Paramalaya (I). Futao 15: 20-24, ill. Reference page. : Descriptions of new Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) from Paramalaya (1). Futao 15: 20–25.

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