Arhopala antharita

Arhopala antharita in Grose-Smith & Kirby.

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 antharita
Subspecies: A. a. antharita – A. a. hyacinthus

Name

Arhopala antharita Grose-Smith, 1894.

Type locality: New Guinea, Humboldt Bay.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonymy

• Arhopala antharita Grose-Smith, 1894: 583; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1898: 7, pl.15 figs 9,10; Parsons, 1998: 382, pl.54, figs 1457-1463.
• Narathura antharita (Grose-Smith), Evans, 1957: 108.

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. 
• Grose-Smith, H., 1894. An account of a collection of diurnal Lepidoptera made by Mr. Doherty at Humboldt Bay, Dutch New Guinea... Novitates zoologicae. 1: Pt. 1: 331–365; Pt. 2: 543–551; Pt. 3: 571–583. 1; 2; 3. Reference page. 
• Grose-Smith, H. & Kirby, W.F. 1887–1902. Rhopalocera Exotica - being Illustrations of New, Rare and Unfigured Species of Butterflies 3 Vols. Gurney & Jackson, London. Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3. Reference page. 
• Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London, ISBN 0125455550. Reference page.