Arhopala nobilis alce

Arhopala nobilis alce, ♂, from original description. ♀ recte alcestis.

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 nobilis
Subspecies: Arhopala nobilis alce

Name

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Arhopala nobilis alce (Hewitson, 1862).

Type locality: Indonesia, Maluku "Aru", probably Halmahera.

Holotype: ♀ BMNH.

Synonyms

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  • Amblypodia alce Hewitson, 1862: 5, pl. 3, figs 18-20.
  • Arhopala alce (Hewitson), Bethune-Baker, 1903: 76, pl. 5, figs 1, 1a.
  • Arhopala nobilis ajusa Fruhstorfer, [1914]: 164. Type ♂ Halmahera BMNH.
  • Narathura nobilis alce (Hewitson), Evans, 1957: 108.
  • Arhopala nobilis alce (Hewitson), D'Abrera, 1977: 310.

References

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  • D'Abrera, B., 1977. Butterflies of the Australian Region, edn 2. 415 pp. Melbourne.
  • Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1903. A revision of the Amblypodia group of butterflies of the family Lycaenidae. Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 17(1): 3-164, 5 pls.
  • 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.
  • Fruhstorfer, H., [1914]. Neue Arhopala rassen. Deut. ent. Zeit. (Iris) 27(4): 155-166.
  • Hewitson, W. C., 1862. Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum. London, British Museum. 15pp, 8 pls.