Arhopala eridanus

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

Arhopala eridanus
From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Swtizerland
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. eridanus
Binomial name
Arhopala eridanus
(C. Felder, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia eridanus Felder, 1860
  • Amblypodia polita Röber, 1887
  • Amblypodia elfeta Hewitson, 1869
  • Amblypodia viola Röber, 1887
  • Amblypodia eridanus var. dilutior Staudinger, 1889
  • Arhopala padus itama Ribbe, 1926
  • Arhopala padus C. & R. Felder, [1865]

Subspecies
  • A. e. eridanus (Ambon, Serang)
  • A. e. elfeta (Hewitson, 1869) (Sula Island, Banggai)
  • A. e. dilutior (Staudinger, 1889) (Palawan)
  • A. e. lewara Ribbe, 1926 (Sulawesi)
  • A. e. padus C. & R. Felder, [1865] (Halmahera)
  • A. e. davalma Schröder & Treadaway, 2006 (Philippines)

References
  1. Felder, 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


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