Arhopala dajagaka

Arhopala dajagaka is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1896. It is Very similar to Arhopala semperi but differs in the tailless hindwings; besides the undersurface shows a greenish gloss above the brown, and the light borders of the markings are less distinct or whitish. [2]

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

References

  1. Bethune-Baker, 1897 Four new Species of Arhopala Ent. mon. Mag. 33 : 202-205
  2. 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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