Arhopala staudingeri

Arhopala staudingeri is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Georg Semper in 1890. It is found in the Indomalayan realm, where it is endemic to the Philippines.[2]

Arhopala staudingeri
Female Arhopala staudingeri negrosiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. staudingeri
Binomial name
Arhopala staudingeri
Semper, 1890[1]

The forewing length is about 21 mm. The nominotypical subspecies is distributed on Bohol, Leyte, Panaon, Mindanao and Samar islands. The subspecies A. s. castagnedai is on Luzon and Marinduque islands. The subspecies A. s. negrosiana is found on Negros Island.

Subspecies
  • A. s. staudingeri – Philippines (Mindanao)
  • A. s. negrosiana (Hayashi, 1981) – Philippines (Negros)
  • A. s. castagnedai Osada & Hashimoto, 1987

Etymology

The specific name honours Otto Staudinger.

References
  1. Semper, G. 1886-1892. Die Schmetterlinge der Philippinischen Inseln, Beitrag zur Indo-Malayischen Lepidopteren-Fauna. (Die Tagfalter). l: 380 pp, 49 pls. In C. G. Semper Reisen im Archipen der Philippinen, (2) 5. Weisbaden.
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  • Hayashi, Hisakazu (1981). "New Lycaenid Butterflies from the Philippines". Tyô to Ga. 32 (1,2): 63–82.
  • Treadaway, Colin G. (1995). "Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands". Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo. Suppl. 14: 7–118.
  • Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (April 1, 2001). "Edition 12". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on June 14, 2001 – via Internet Archive.
  • Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder, Heintz G. (2012). "Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)". Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo. Suppl. 20: 1-64.
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