Arhopala hercules
Arhopala hercules is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in the Australasian realm.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. hercules |
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Subspecies
- A. h. hercules New Guinea
- A. h. leo Druce, 1894 Waigeu, New Guinea
- A. h. droa (Evans, 1957) Papua, Sariba, Fergusson Island, Tagula, Yela
- A. h. stymphelus Fruhstorfer, 1914 Obi, Bachan, Halmahera, Misool
- A. h. tyrannus C. & R. Felder, [1865] Bachan, Halmahera
- A. h. sophilus Fruhstorfer, 1914 Obi, Tanimbar, West Irian
- A. h. leontodamas (Toxopeus, 1930) Gebe, Misool
- A. h. phalaereus Fruhstorfer, 1914 Jobi, Mioswar, West Irian
- A. h. herculina Staudinger, 1888 Waigeu
References
- Hewitson, W.C., 1862 Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum. London, British Museum. 15pp, 8 pls
- Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- Parsons, M., 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London
External links
- Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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