Arhopala nobilis

Arhopala nobilis
	Arhopala nobilis Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. nobilis
Binomial name
	Arhopala nobilis; (Felder, 1860)
Synonyms
	Amblypodia nobilis C. Felder, 1860; Amblypodia alce Hewitson, 1862; Arhopala nobilis ajusa Fruhstorfer, [1914]; Arhopala nobilis athara Grose-Smith, 1902; Amblypodia caelestis Röber, 1931; Arhopala bosnikiana Joicey & Talbot, 1916; Arhopala nobilis nobilior Fruhstorfer, [1914];

Arhopala nobilis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder in 1860. It is found in the Australasian realm^[2]

Description

A. nobilis Fldr is a large beautiful form with a very bright ultramarine (male) or cyanid blue (female) upper surface, the male being narrowly, the female broadly margined with black. Easily recognisable by the postmedian band on the forewing beneath exhibiting two of the spots behind the cell-end pushed out of the chain towards the margin. ^[3]

Subspecies

A. n. nobilis (Kai Island, Ambon, Serang, Obi)
A. n. alcestis Grose-Smith, 1902 (Aru, Gebe, West Irian - Papua)- easily discernible by the two proximal thirds of the costal area on the hindwing beneath being dark brown, the rest of the hindwing being of an ochreous ground-colour.
A. n. alce (Hewitson, 1862) (Aru, Halmahera) intensely brown spots beneath, with a darker brown ground-colour, and intense metallic spots at the anal angle; a small tail, present.
A. n. bosnikiana Joicey & Talbot, 1916 (Biak, Noemfoor Island)

References

^ Felder, C. 1860 Lepidopterorum Amboienensium species novae diagnosibus Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien 40 (11): 448-462
^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
^ 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 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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[1] Felder, C. 1860 Lepidopterorum Amboienensium species novae diagnosibus Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien 40 (11): 448-462

[2] Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9

[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.

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