Arhopala havilandi
Arhopala havilandi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1896. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2][3]
| Arhopala havilandi | |
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| Arhopala havilandi, male, female, from original description | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. havilandi |
| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala havilandi (Bethune-Baker, 1896).[1] | |
A. havilandi is similar to achelous, but the male above darker blue; the markings beneath but slightly darker on the earth-brown ground. The female exhibits a violet reflection, a narrow black costal stripe and a black distal margin of 3 to 4 mm width.
Subspecies
- A. h. havilandi Borneo
- A. h. kota (Evans, 1957) Peninsular Malaya
References
- Bethune-Baker, G.T. 1896. In Druce: Further contributions to our knowledge of the Bornean Lycaenidae. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1896(3): 650-683, 3 pls
- Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- Seki, Y, Takanami,Y.and Otsuka, K 1991. Butterflies of Borneo Vol. 2, No. 1. Lycaenidae. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Arhopala havilandi.
- Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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