Arhopala epimete epimete, ♂, Borneo, Courvoisier collection NHM Basel.
Arhopala epimete from original description.

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 epimete
Subspecies: A. e. duessa A. e. epimete A. e. magindana A. e. suedas

Name

Arhopala epimete (Staudinger, 1889)

Type locality: Philippines, Palawan.

Lectotype: ♂ MNHU, designated by Takanami, 1989: 28.

Synonymy

  • Amblypodia epimete Staudinger, 1889: 128, pl.2 fig.2.
  • Narathura epimete (Hewitson), Evans, 1957: 123.
  • Arhopala epimete (Staudinger), Pinratana, 1981: 97, Pl.16 figs 7-8; Seki et al, 1991: 63, pl.39 L225; Eliot, 1992: 287, Pl.43 fig.3, Pl.68, fig.11; Treadaway, 1995: 77.

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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