''Arhopala nobilis '' is a
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...
. It was described by
Cajetan Felder
Baron Cajetan von Felder (german: link=no, Cajetan Freiherr von Felder; 19 September 1814 – 30 November 1894) was an Austrian lawyer, entomologist and liberal politician. He served as mayor of Vienna from 1868 to 1878.
Life and career
Felder ...
in 1860. It is found in the
Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the same as, the geographical region of Australasia. The realm includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (comprising Papua New Guinea and ...
[ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9]
Subspecies
*''A. n. nobilis'' (Kai Island, Ambon, Serang, Obi)
*''A. n. alcestis''
Grose-Smith, 1902 (Aru, Gebe, West Irian - Papua)
*''A. n. alce''
(Hewitson, 1862) (Aru, Halmahera)
*''A. n. bosnikiana''
Joicey & Talbot, 1916 (Biak, Noemfoor Island)
References
External links
''Arhopala''at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Arhopala
Butterflies described in 1860
Taxa named by Baron Cajetan von Felder
Butterflies of Indonesia
Butterflies of Oceania
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