Subspecies
• N. c. arinia (Oberthür, 1878) (Torres Straits Islands, Cooktown to Ingham) - tailed green-banded blue • N. c. carissima (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1895) (Flores, Pura, Tanimbar, Timor) • N. c. chromia (Druce, 1891) (northern Solomons) • N. c. cyanea (Cramer, 1775) (Ambon, Seram) • N. c. epicoritus (Boisduval, 1832) (Aru, Gebe, New Guinea, Waigeo) • N. c. hamilcar (Grose-Smith, 1894) (Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago) • N. c. illustris (Röber, 1886) (Kai Islands) • N. c. murua (Tennent, 2015) (Woodlark Island) • N. c. obiana (Fruhstorfer, 1915) (Obi) • N. c. pindus (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) (Bacan, Halmahera, Morotai, Ternate, Salawati) • N. c. rosselana (Bethune-Baker, 1908) (Louisade Archipelago) • N. c. sanane (Tennent & Gassó Miracle, 2016) (Buru) • N. c. smaragdus (Druce & Bethune-Baker, 1893) (Dammer, Wetar) ==References==