Arhopala ijanensis
Arhopala ijanensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1897. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Mergui, and Langkawi).[2]
| Arhopala ijanensis | |
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| Arhopala ijanensis in Bethune-Baker, 1903 A Revision of the Amblypodia Group Fig 28 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. ijanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala ijanensis Bethune-Baker, 1897[1] | |
Easily recognized by the smalt blue upper surface, and the under surface being bright dark brown on a light ochreous-brown ground.[3]
References
- Bethune -Baker, 1897 Four new Species of Arhopala Ent. mon. Mag. 33 : 202-205 .
- Eliot, J. N. 1992. With plates by D'Abrera, in Corbet & Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula 4th Edn. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
- 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 3, 2017.
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