Arhopala acetes
Arhopala acetes is a butterfly endemic to Sulawesi described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862.[1]
Male and female
| Arhopala acetes | |
|---|---|
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| From Pontolo, North Gorontalo, Sulawesi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. acetes |
| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala acetes (Hewitson, 1862) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
Like Arhopala araxes a Celebes-form, from Macassar; size of araxes or still larger, but the upper surface of the is uniformly blue; beneath the markings are also in the forewing intensely surrounded with yellowish-white.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Arhopala acetes (Hewitson, 1862)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
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External links
- "Butterflies of Southeastern Sulawesi". Systematics of Neotropical Butterflies at the University of Florida
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