Arhopala nobilis alcestis

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 nobilis
Subspecies: Arhopala nobilis alcestis

Name

Arhopala nobilis alcestis (Grose-Smith, [1902]).

Type locality: New Guinea, Milne Bay.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH , i.1899, (A. S. Meek).

Synonymy

• Arhopala nobilis alcestis Grose-Smith, 1902: 3(60): 9, pl.25 fig.1; Parsons, 1998: 384,
• Arhopala nobilis athara Grose-Smith, 1902: 3(60): 9, pl.25 fig.2, Stephansort, ♂, BMNH.
• Amblypodia caelestis Röber, 1931: 390. NNML.
• Narathura nobilis alcestis (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. & 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. 
• Röber, J., 1931. Neue exotischer Falter. Int. ent. Z. 24(37/38): 389-393, 6 figs. Reference page.