Arhopala anella

Arhopala anella is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family.[2] It is found in Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra and Borneo).[3]

Arhopala anella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. anella
Binomial name
Arhopala anella

Description

Similar to irregularisand has also more than 1 small tail, but in the male (the female is unknown [and still not known]}) the bright to violet blue above is more extensive, beneath the ground-colour is paler, more ochreous, the spots are less numerous and more remote from each other.[4]

References

  1. de Nicéville, L., 1895. On new and little-known butterflies from the Indo-Malayan Region. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 9(3): 259–321, 4 pls
  2. "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  3. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
  4. Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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