Biology:Arhopala pagenstecheri

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Arhopala pagenstecheri
ArhopalaPagenstecheriRibbe1899AC1.jpg
Arhopala pagenstecheri male, Bismarck Archipelago from original description.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. pagenstecheri
Binomial name
Arhopala pagenstecheri
(Ribbe, 1899)[1]

Arhopala pagenstecheri is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1899. It is found in the Australasian realm where it is endemic to New Britain.[2][3] The specific name honours Arnold Pagenstecher. It may be a subspecies of Arhopala florinda (Grose-Smith, 1896).

References

  1. Ribbe, C. 1899. Beiträge zur Lepidopteran-Fauna des Bismarck- und Salomo-Archipels in Süd-See. Deut. Ent. Zeit., (Iris) 12: 219-260, pl. 4
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. Parsons, M., 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London, ISBN:0125455550

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q21238217 entry