Arhopala alaconia
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| Arhopala alaconia oberthuri female Courvoisier Collection, Basel | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. alaconia
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Hewitson, W. C., 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls.
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
- ^ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
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External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Arhopala alaconia.
- "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
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