Arhopala japonica

Arhopala japonica, ♂, ♀, Japan, Courvoisier collection NHM Basel.
Arhopala japonica, ♂, Japan, Osaka.

Taxonavigation

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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 japonica

Name

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Arhopala japonica (Murray, 1874).

Type locality: Japan.

Holotype: ♂ not located.

Synonymy

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  • Dipsas japonica Murray, 1874: 169.
  • Arhopala japonica (Murray), Bethune-Baker, 1903: 134, pl.3 fig.10, pl.4, figs 21,21a; D'Abrera, 1986: 580.
  • Arhopala ganesa formosana Kato, 1930: 206. Synonymised by Cassidy, 2013: 141. Lectotype ♂ NHMB
  • Amblypodia japonica kotoshona Sonan, 1947: 368; D'Abrera, 1977: 580 (note).
  • Narathura japonica (Murray), Evans, 1957: 122.

References

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Vernacular names

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日本語: ムラサキシジミ
中文: 日本嬈灰蝶
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