Arcas imperialis (Cramer, [1775])
Mexico (Vera Cruz) - Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, French Guiana - Brazil (Amazonas, Espirito Santo, Mato Grosso, Para, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rondônia). See [maps]
Papilio imperialis Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 120, pl. 76, f. E, F; TL: Surinam
[BOA] Interactive Listing of American Butterflies
Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[John Shuey]
e-mail: jshuey at tnc.org; Director of Conservation Science; Indiana Office of The Nature Conservancy; http://www.nature.org
[LAMAS-NEO] Gerardo Lamas
Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[LEPIFORUM] Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[maps] Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
Some related literature:
Austin, Haddad, Méndez, Sisk, Murphy, Launer, Ehrlich, 1996
Annotated checklist of the butterflies of the Tikal National Park Area of Guatemala
Tropical Lepidoptera 7 (1): 21-37
Austin & Johnson, 1995
Theclinae of Rondônia, Brazil: Arcas, with descriptions of three new species
Tropical Lepidoptera 6: 31-39
Bálint, 2006 Arcas Swainson, 1832 is revisited: review of some species-group names, identifications of the sister group and a key for species (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini)
Ann. hist.-nat. Mus. natn. hung. 98
: 147-148
Bálint & Wojtusiak, 2006
Contribution to the knowledge of Neotropical Lycaenidae - reinstating names of three recently described species and description of a new one (Lepidoptera: Eumaeini)
Genus, 17: 273-282
Boisduval, 1870
Considerations sur des Lépidoptères envoyés du Guatemala à M. de l'Orza
Considérations Lépid. Guatemala
: 1-100
Bridges, 1994
Catalogue of the family-group, genus-group, and species-group names of the Riodinidae and Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World
Cat. Riodinidae & Lycaenidae
: (I) 1-3, (II) 1, (III) 1-3, (IV) 1-48, (V) 1-12, (VI) 1-26, (VII) 1-7, (VIII) 1-502, (IX) 1-135, (X) 1-172, (XI) 1-134, (XII) 1-50, (XIII) 1-16, (A1) 1, (A2) 1-5, (A3) 1
Brown & Mielke, 1967
Lepidoptera of the Central Brazil Plateau. I. Preliminary list of Rhopalocera
J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2)
(2): 77-106,
(3): 145-168
Butler, 1884
On a new Species of the Theclid Genus Theritas from Colombia
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 14 (82)
: 267
Cramer, [1775]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques)
Uitl. Kapellen 1
(1-7): 1-132, pl. 1-84 (1775),
(8): 133-155, pl. 85-96 (1776)
Westwood, 1852
The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson
Gen. diurn. Lep.
(1): 1-18, pl. A, 1-4 (1-2) (1846),
(1): 19-132, pl. 4*, 18*, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847),
(1): 133-200, pl. 1*, 26, 27, 29 (15-23) (1848),
(1): pl. 31-44 (15-23) (1848),
(1): 201-242, pl. 30, 45-52, 56-58, 60-62, 64 (24-31) (1849),
(1): 243-250 [?],
(2): 243-326, pl. 53-55, 63, 65, 66 (32-38) (1850),
(2): 327-466, pl. 59, 67-77 (39-50) (1851),
(2): 467-534, 143, 144, pl. 78-80 (Index) (51-54) (1852)
Druce, 1907
On Neotropical Lycaenidae, with Descriptions of New Species
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1907 (3)
: 566-632, pl. 31-36
Eliot, 1973
The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative Arrangement
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6)
: 373-505 (162fgs), pl. 1-6
Emmel & Austin, 1990
The tropical rain forest butterfly fauna of Rondonia, Brazil: Species diversity and conservation
Tropical Lepidoptera 1 (1): 1-12
Fabricius, 1781
Species Insectorum Exhibentes Eorum Differentia Specifica, Synonyma Auctorum, Loca Natalia, Metamorphosin Adiectis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus. Tom II
Spec. Ins. 2
: 1-494 (1781),
: 495-514 (appendix), 515-517 (index) ([1782])
C. & R. Felder, [1865]
Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera
Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2)
(1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]),
(2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865),
(3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867),
(4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) ,
(5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Hewitson, 1865
Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae
Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae
(1): 1-36,37*, pl. 1-16 (1863),
(2): 37-76, pl. 17-30 (1865),
(3): 77-114, pl. 31-46 (1867),
(4): 115-136,14a-h, pl. 47-54,3a-c, (Suppl.) 1-16, pl. 1-5 (1869),
(5): 137-150,151*, pl. 55-59, (Suppl.) pl. 6 (1873),
(6): 151-184,185*, pl. 60-73 (1874),
(7): 185-208,209*, pl. 74-83 (1877),
(8): 209-228, pl. 84-85,88-92, (Suppl.) 17-47, pl. 1a-b,3a-b,4a,5a-b,7-8 (1878)
Geyer, [1837]
Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 5 [1833]-1837
in Hübner, Zuträge. Samml. exot. Schmett. 5
: [1-3], 4, [5], 6-52 (1837),
: pl. [138-151], f. 801-880 (1833),
: pl. [152-172], f. 881-1000 (1834 - 1836)
[NL4A]; Lamas, 2004
Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea
Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Llorente Bousquets, Luis Martinez, Vargas Fernandez & Warren, 1995
Lista de las Mariposas del Estate de Jalisco, México
Revista Soc. Mexicana Hist. Nat. 46: 35-48
Luis Martinez, Vargas Fernandez & Llorente Bousquets, 1995
Sintesis de los Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) del estado de Veracruz
Folia ent. mexicana 93: 91-133
Nicolay, 1971
A review of the genus Arcas with descriptions of new species (Lycaenidae, Strymonini)
J. Lep. Soc. 25 (2): 87-108
Nielsen, Salazar Escobar & Vargas, 2001
Reconocimiento de Rhopalocera en algunas taxocnosis de lepidoperos Chocoanos y Amazonicos
Bol. Mus. Hist. Nat., Univ. Caldas 5: 93-107
Salazar Escobar, 2001
Novedades en el Museo de Historia Natural
Bol. Cient. Mus. Hist. Nat. Univ. Caldas 5: 136-137
Salazar Escobar & Constantino, 1995
Sobre algunas especies colombianas de género Arcas Swainson, 1832 y descripción de una nueva (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
SHILAP Revta Lepid. 23 (90): 123-128
Salazar Escobar & Constantino, 1995
Descripción de un nuevo género y dos especies nuevas de lepidópteros de la Cordillera Central de Coombia (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 23 (92): 457-464
[EBW]; Smart, 1976
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World
Illust. Encyp. Butt. World: -
Swainson, 1832
Zoological illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series
Zool. Illustr. (2)
1: 1-30, pl. 1-30 (1829),
1: 31-45, pl. 31-45 (1830),
2 (11): 46-50, pl. 46-50,
2 (12): 51-55, pl. 51-55,
2 (13): 56-60, pl. 56-60,
2 (14): 61-65, pl. 61-65,
2 (15): 66-70, pl. 66-70,
2 (16): 71-75, pl. 71-75,
2 (17): 76-80, pl. 76-80,
2 (18): 81-85, pl. 81-85 (1831),
2 (19): 86-90, pl. 86-90,
2 (20): 91, pl. 91 (1832),
3 (21): 92-96, pl. 92-96 (1832),
3 (22): 97-101, pl. 97-101,
3 (23): 102-106, pl. 102-106,
3 (24): 107-111, pl. 107-111,
3 (25): 112-116, pl. 112-116,
3 (26): 117-121, pl. 117-121,
3 (27): 122-126, pl. 122-126,
3 (28): 127-131, pl. 127-131,
3 (29): 132-136, pl. 132-136 (1833)
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