Arhopala alaconia

Arhopala alaconia is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in Southeast Asia (Borneo, Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya and Palawan).[2]

Arhopala alaconia
Arhopala alaconia oberthuri female Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. alaconia
Binomial name
Arhopala alaconia
(Hewitson, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia alaconia Hewitson, 1869
  • Arhopala aloana Corbet, 1941
  • Narathura alaconia media Evans, 1957
  • Narathura alaconia media f. kempi Eliot, 1959
  • Amblypodia oberthuri Staudinger, 1889

Description

At once recognisable by the very broad (as much as 5 mm) black distal band (also in the male). Beneath the postmedian band of the hindwing is irregular and interrupted. A. oberthuri Stgr. [now subspecies] also has a very broad marginal band above; but the under surface is muchmore irregularly marked. Besides separated from alaconia by a distinct anal lobe of the hindwing; it has, however, no tails.[3]

Subspecies
  • Arhopala alaconia alaconia (Borneo)
  • Arhopala alaconia aloana Corbet, 1941 (central Burma)
  • Arhopala alaconia media (Evans, 1957) (Mergui, southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia)
  • Arhopala alaconia oberthuri (Staudinger, 1889) (Palawan)

References
  1. Hewitson, W. C., 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls.
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
  3. Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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