Arhopala alaconia

Arhopala alaconia
Arhopala alaconia oberthuri female Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. alaconia
Binomial name
Arhopala alaconia (Hewitson, 1869) [1]
Synonyms
Amblypodia alaconiaHewitson, 1869 Arhopala aloanaCorbet, 1941 Narathura alaconia mediaEvans, 1957 Narathura alaconia media f. kempiEliot, 1959 Amblypodia oberthuriStaudinger, 1889

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]

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 aloanaCorbet, 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 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

• "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 7, 2017.