Arcas (butterfly)

Arcas
Arcas and related genera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arcas Swainson, 1832

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[]

• Bálint, 2002
• Bálint, 2002
• (Geyer, 1837)
• Nicolay, 1971 - Costa Rica and Colombia
• (Westwood, 1852) - Brazil
• Bálint, 2006
• (Cramer, 1775) -Mexico, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Guyana and Brazil
• Nicolay, 1971 - Ecuador and Peru
• Salazar Escobar & Constantino, 1995
• (Druce, 1907)
• (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]^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[]

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