1. Live pictures

1.1. Imago

1-3: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, National Arboretum, 580 m, 25. February 2017 (det. & phot.: Wolfgang Hackbusch)Forum

2. Diagnosis

2.1. Original description

1: Herrich-Schäffer (1869: 74) [from copyright-free scan at www.biodiversitylibrary.org]

3. Further information

3.1. Other combinations

• Lycaena serpentata Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 [Original combination]

3.2. Synonyms

• Cypido fasciola Tepper, 1882 [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Cupido molybdena Guest, 1882 [synonym according to funet.fi]

3.3. Subspecies

• Theclinesthes serpentata lavara (Couchman, 1954) [subspecies according to funet.fi]

3.4. Literature

• Original description: Herrich-Schäffer (1869): Neue Schmetterlinge aus dem „Museum Godeffroy“ in Hamburg. Erste Abtheilung: die Tagfalter. — Entomologische Zeitung 30 (1-3): 65-80, pl. I-IV. Stettin.