Arhopala achelous
Arhopala achelous is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family that was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore and Borneo).[2]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. achelous |
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This species being above of a wonderful sky-blue colour exhibits beneath spots and bands of a uniform dark sepia-brown shade on a red-brown ground.[3]
Subspecies
- Arhopala achelous achelous
- Arhopala achelous malu Corbet, 1946 (Mergui)
Gallery
References
- Hewitson, 1862 Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum
- Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
- Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
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External links
- "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
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