Arhopala agesilaus, ♂, from original description, Palawan.

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
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
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 agesilaus
Subspecies: A. a. agesilaus A. a. gesa A. a. philippa

Name

Arhopala agesilaus (Staudinger, 1889)

Type locality: Philippines, Palawan.

Lectotype: ♂ MNHU , Palawan, designated by Takanami, 1989: 27.

Synonymy

  • Amblypodia agesilaus Staudinger, 1889: 127, pl.1, fig.17.
  • Narathura agesilaus (Staudinger), Evans, 1957: 96.
  • Arhopala agesilaus (Staudinger), Pinratana, 1981: 80, Pl. 13, fig. 4, pl. 36, figs 3,6; Seki et al, 1991: 58, pl. 32 L174; Eliot, 1992: 281, Pl. 40, figs 6,7, Pl. 65, fig. 16; Treadaway, 1995: 74.

References

  • Eliot, J. N. 1992. With plates by D'Abrera, in Corbet & Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula 4th Edn. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur. 595pp., 69 pls. Reference page. 
  • Pinratana, A., 1981. Butterflies in Thailand, Vol. 4, Lycaenidae.Viratham Press, Bangkok. Reference page. 
  • Takanami, Y., 1989. On some type specimens of Lycaenidae from South East Asia. Tyô to Ga 40(1): 23-80. PDF. Reference page. 
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