Arhopala herculina, ♂, Waigeo, from Bethune-Baker, 1903.

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 herculina

Name

Arhopala herculina Staudinger, [1888].

Type locality: Waigeo.

Holotype: ♂ not located

Synonymy

  • Arhopala hercules herculina (var.) (Staudinger), [1888] (1): 280; Bethune-Baker, 1903: 28, pl.1 fig. 9.
  • Arhopala hercules phalaereus Fruhstorfer, 1914: 156. ♂ Japen ("Jobi") BMNH, synonymised by Parsons, 1998: 382.
  • Arhopala hercules leontodamas Toxopeus, 1930: 167. ♂ Misool RMNH, synonymised by Parsons, 1998: 382.
  • Narathura hercules leontodamas (Toxopeus), Evans, 1957: 100.
  • Narathura hercules phalaerus [sic] (Fruhstorfer), Evans, 1957: 100.
  • Narathura hercules herculina (Staudinger), Evans, 1957: 100.
  • Arhopala hercules herculina Staudinger, D'Abrera, 1977: 308.
  • Arhopala herculina Staudinger, Parsons, 1998: 382, pl.54, figs 1464-1470.

References

  • D'Abrera, B. 1977. Butterflies of the Australian Region, edn 2. 415 pp. Lansdowne, Melbourne. Reference page. 
  • Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London, ISBN 0125455550. Reference page. 
  • Staudinger, O., 1888, in Staudinger, O. & Schatz, E., 1884–1888. Exotische Schmetterlinge 1. Exotische Tagfalter (1) Beschreibungen. [6], 333 pp. (2) Abbildungen. [4] 100 pls. Fürth. text, plates. Reference page. 
  • Toxopeus, L. J., 1930. De soorte als functie van Plaats en Tijd, 198 pp., 4 pls. Amsterdam. Reference page. 
  • The Papua Insects Foundation, images.
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