Arhopala agesilaus

Arhopala agesilaus is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Otto Staudinger in 1889. It is found in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Mergui, Bangka, Borneo and the Philippines).[1]

Arhopala agesilaus
Ideotype
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. agesilaus
Binomial name
Arhopala agesilaus
(Staudinger, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia agesilaus Staudinger, 1889
  • Arhopala gesa Corbet, 1941
  • Narathura agesilaus philippa Evans, 1957

Subspecies

  • Arhopala agesilaus agesilaus (Borneo)
  • Arhopala agesilaus gesa Corbet, 1941 (Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Langkawi, Mergui, Bangka)
  • Arhopala agesilaus philippa (Evans, 1957) (Mindanao, Mindoro)

References

  1. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
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