Arhopala azinis

Arhopala azinis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. azinis
Binomial name
	Arhopala azinis; de Nicéville, 1896[1]
Synonyms
	Arhopala kounga Bethune-Baker, 1896;

Arhopala azinis is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1896.[2] It is found in Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra and Java).[3]

Description

Has the shape, size, and the approximate upper surface of one of the (tailed) forms of a male of the European Zephyrus quercus. The under surface exhibits the transverse bands and spots almost only by their light borders; the anal blue of the hindwing is distinct.[4]

Subspecies

Arhopala azinis azinis (Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java)
Arhopala azinis kounga Bethune-Baker, 1896 (Borneo)

References

de Nicéville, L., 1896. On new and little-known butterflies from the Indo-Malayan Region (2). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 10(2): 169–194, pls R, S, T.
"Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
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 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Nicéville, L., 1896. On new and little-known butterflies from the Indo-Malayan Region (2). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 10(2): 169–194, pls R, S, T.

[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 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.