Arhopala japonica

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

Arhopala japonica, ♂, Japan, Osaka.

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 japonica

Name

Arhopala japonica (Murray, 1874).

Type locality: Japan.

Holotype: ♂ not located.

Synonymy

• 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

• D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne. Reference page. 
• Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1903. A revision of the Amblypodia group of butterflies of the family Lycaenidae. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 17(1): 3–164, 5 pls. text, plates. Reference page. 
• Cassidy, A.C., 2013. On some type specimens of Lycaenidae from South East Asia (Lepidoptera). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo 34(3): 137–144, 63 figs. web Reference page. 
• Kato, M., 1930. Two new butterflies from Japan and Formosa. Zephyrus 2(4): 206–208, 1 fig. Reference page. 
• Murray, Rev. R. P. 1874. Notes on Japanese Rhopalocera/Butterflies, with descriptions of new genera and species. Entomologist's monthly Magazine 11: 2-4, 166-172. Reference page. 
• Shirôzu, T. 1960. Butterflies of Formosa in Colour. Osaka, Hoikusha 4to: vi + 481pp. tfs 1–479, pls 1–76. Reference page. 
• Sonan, J., 1940. A new subspecies of Amblypodia japonica Murray from Kotosho, (Botel-Tobago Island) Formosa. Trans. nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 30: 368. Reference page. 
• Entomology Database KONCHU

Vernacular names

日本語: ムラサキシジミ
中文: 日本嬈灰蝶

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