• Source: Arcas (butterfly)

Arcas is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.
The genus was erected by William John Swainson in 1832. The sister genus of Arcas is Theritas.




Species


Arcas alleluia Bálint, 2002
Arcas arcadia Bálint, 2002
Arcas cypria (Geyer, 1837)
Arcas delphia Nicolay, 1971 - Costa Rica and Colombia
Arcas ducalis (Westwood, 1852) - Brazil
Arcas gozmanyi Bálint, 2006
Arcas imperialis (Cramer, 1775) -Mexico, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Guyana and Brazil
Arcas jivaro Nicolay, 1971 - Ecuador and Peru
Arcas nicolayi Salazar Escobar & Constantino, 1995
Arcas splendor (Druce, 1907)
Arcas tuneta (Hewitson, 1865) - Brazil two forms




References


Bálint, Zs., 2006 Arcas Swainson, 1832 is revisited: review of some species-group names, identification of the sister group and a key for species (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae: Eumaeini) Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici 98 :147-158. ISSN 0521-4726 [1]




External links


"Arcas Swainson, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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