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Arcas
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.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Imperial Arcas
speciesArcas imperialis
Mexican Arcas
speciesArcas cypria
Frosted Arcas
speciesArcas tuneta
Ducal Arcas
speciesArcas ducalis
Splendid Arcas
speciesArcas splendor
Gozmány’s Arcas
speciesArcas gozmanyi
Nicolay's Arcas
speciesArcas delphia
Hidden Arcas
speciesArcas jivaro
Arcas nicolayi
speciesArcas nicolayi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Louis Renard — Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes (1754)
Louis Renard · 1754 · p.93
Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.598
The Hieroglyphics
Horapollo · 1551 · p.179
History of Serpents and Dragons
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1640 · p.325
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.663
Garden of Health
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.585
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.599
The Visible World
Jan Amos Comenius · 1658 · p.78
The Pagan World and the Origin of its Gods
Herold, Johann · 1554 · p.854
Cosmographey: das ist Beschreibung aller Laender
Münster, Sebastian · 1598 · p.465
Louis Renard — Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes (1754)
Louis Renard · 1754 · p.127
Louis Renard — Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes (1754)
Louis Renard · 1754 · p.133
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Arcas in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 247769.