Arhopala helianthes

Arhopala helianthes, ♂, ♀, New Guinea, from original description.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Cladus: Metapterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Endopterygota Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Infraordo: Heteroneura Divisio: Eulepidoptera Sectio: Ditrysia Subsectio: Apoditrysia Clade: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Arhopalini
Genus: Arhopala
Species: Arhopala helianthes

Name

Arhopala helianthes Grose-Smith, 1902.

Type Locality: New Guinea.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH Milne Bay, ii.1899, (A. S. Meek).

Synonyms

• Arhopala helianthes Grose-Smith, 1897-1902 [1902] Vol. 3: 60, pl. 25, figs 5-7; Evans, 1957: 127; Parsons, 1998: 394, pl. 59, figs 1610, 1612.

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. & 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., 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London, ISBN 0125455550 reference page 

Links

• The Papua Insects Foundation, images.

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