A. nobilis Fldr is a large beautiful form with a very bright ultramarine (male) or cyanid blue (female) upper surface, the male being narrowly, the female broadly margined with black. Easily recognisable by the postmedian band on the forewing beneath exhibiting two of the spots behind the cell-end pushed out of the chain towards the margin. [3]
Subspeciesedit
A. n. nobilis (Kai Island, Ambon, Serang, Obi)
A. n. alcestis Grose-Smith, 1902 (Aru, Gebe, West Irian - Papua)- easily discernible by the two proximal thirds of the costal area on the hindwing beneath being dark brown, the rest of the hindwing being of an ochreous ground-colour.
A. n. alce (Hewitson, 1862) (Aru, Halmahera) intensely brown spots beneath, with a darker brown ground-colour, and intense metallic spots at the anal angle; a small tail, present.
A. n. bosnikiana Joicey & Talbot, 1916 (Biak, Noemfoor Island)
Referencesedit
^Felder, C. 1860 Lepidopterorum Amboienensium species novae diagnosibus Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien 40 (11): 448-462
^Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
^Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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arhopala, nobilis, butterfly, family, lycaenidae, described, cajetan, felder, 1860, found, australasian, realm, courvoisier, collection, basel, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, order, lepidop. Arhopala nobilis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae It was described by Cajetan Felder in 1860 It is found in the Australasian realm 2 Arhopala nobilis Arhopala nobilis Courvoisier Collection Basel Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Lycaenidae Genus Arhopala Species A nobilis Binomial name Arhopala nobilis Felder 1860 1 Synonyms Amblypodia nobilis C Felder 1860 Amblypodia alce Hewitson 1862 Arhopala nobilis ajusa Fruhstorfer 1914 Arhopala nobilis athara Grose Smith 1902 Amblypodia caelestis Rober 1931 Arhopala bosnikiana Joicey amp Talbot 1916 Arhopala nobilis nobilior Fruhstorfer 1914 Contents 1 Description 2 Subspecies 3 References 4 External linksDescription editA nobilis Fldr is a large beautiful form with a very bright ultramarine male or cyanid blue female upper surface the male being narrowly the female broadly margined with black Easily recognisable by the postmedian band on the forewing beneath exhibiting two of the spots behind the cell end pushed out of the chain towards the margin 3 Subspecies editA n nobilis Kai Island Ambon Serang Obi A n alcestis Grose Smith 1902 Aru Gebe West Irian Papua easily discernible by the two proximal thirds of the costal area on the hindwing beneath being dark brown the rest of the hindwing being of an ochreous ground colour A n alce Hewitson 1862 Aru Halmahera intensely brown spots beneath with a darker brown ground colour and intense metallic spots at the anal angle a small tail present A n bosnikiana Joicey amp Talbot 1916 Biak Noemfoor Island References edit Felder C 1860 Lepidopterorum Amboienensium species novae diagnosibus Sber Akad Wiss Wien 40 11 448 462 Seitz A 1912 1927 Die Indo Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9 Seitz A Band 9 Abt 2 Die exotischen Grossschmetterlinge Die indo australischen Tagfalter 1927 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain External links edit nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Arhopala nobilis Arhopala at Markku Savela s Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms nbsp This Theclinae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arhopala nobilis amp oldid 1220425225, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
