Arcas (butterfly)
Genus of butterflies
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Arcas is a genus of gossamer-wings in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. There are about six described species in Arcas, found in the Neotropics. The sister genus of Arcas is Theritas.[1][2]
| Arcas | |
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| Arcas imperialis, Bolivia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Theclinae |
| Tribe: | Eumaeini |
| Genus: | Arcas Swainson, 1832 |
Species
These nine species belong to the genus Arcas:[1]
- Arcas alleluia Bálint, 2002 - eastern Peru
- Arcas cypria (Geyer, 1837) - Mexico to Venezuela and Colombia
- Arcas delphia Nicolay, 1971 - Costa Rica to western Ecuador
- Arcas ducalis (Westwood, 1851) - Brazil
- Arcas gozmanyi (Bálint, 2006) - Costa Rica to western Ecuador
- Arcas imperialis (Cramer, 1775) - Mexico to Argentina and southern Brazil
- Arcas jivaro Nicolay, 1971 - Ecuador to Bolivia
- Arcas splendor (H.H. Druce, 1907) - Colombia and Ecuador
- Arcas tuneta (Hewitson, 1865) - The Guianas to southern Brazil
Arcas ducalis, Brasil
Arcas cypria, México
Arcas tuneta, Peru
