1. Live pictures

1.1. Imago

1: Australia, Northern Territory, Lichtfield national park, ca. 130 m, 13. Mai 2016 (phot.: Nathanja Stricker), det. Rolf StrickerForum

2: Papua Neuguinea, East Sepik, Wirui, Gartenanlage mit viel Grün und Blumen, ca. 10 m, 25. April 2019 (det. & fot.: Maria Felbauer)Forum

2. Diagnosis

2.1. Original description

1: Fabricius (1793: 277) [from copyright-free scan at www.biodiversitylibrary.org]

2.2. Further information

2.3. Other combinations

• Hesperia phorbas Fabricius, 1793 Original description

2.4. Synonyms

• Myrina anterylus Doubleday, 1847 (nomen nudum) [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Hypolycaena noctula Staudinger, 1888 [synonym according to funet.fi]

2.5. Subspecies

• Hypolycaena phorbas dictaea C. & R. Felder, [1865] [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Hypolycaena phorbas periphorbas Butler, 1882 [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Hypolycaena phorbas infumata Fruhstorfer, 1910 [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Hypolycaena phorbas silo Fruhstorfer, 1912 [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Hypolycaena phorbas dictaeella Strand, 1913 [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Hypolycaena phorbas latostrigatus van Eecke, 1915 [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Hypolycaena phorbas pseudophorbas Fruhstorfer, 1916 [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Hypolycaena phorbas ingura Tindale, 1923 [subspecies according to funet.fi]

2.6. Literature

• Original description: Fabricius, J. C. (1793): Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adjectis synonimis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus 3 (1): 1-487. Hafniae (C. G. Proft).