Arhopala inornata

Arhopala inornata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[3]

Arhopala inornata
Arhopala inornata in Felder and Felder Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. inornata
Binomial name
Arhopala inornata
(C. &.R. Felder,1860) [1] [2]

In males the upperside of both wings is rather bright violet-purple. The forewings have a linear brown costa and outer margin. The hindwings have a broadish brown costa and linear outer margin. On the underside both wings are greyish brown, with slightly darker markings palely encircled. In females the upperside of both wings is pale violet, with a broad brown costa and outer margins increasing towards the apex, which is largely brown in the forewings.[4]

Subspecies
  • A. i. inornata Peninsular Malaya, Thailand, Sumatra
  • A. i. empesta Corbet, 1941 Borneo

References
  1. C. & R. Felder, 1860 Lepidoptera nova in paeninsula Malayica collecta diagnosibus instructa Wien. ent. Monats. 4 (12) : 394-402
  2. C. & R. Felder, 1860 [1859]. Lepidopterologische Fragmente. Wien ents. Monats 4(4): 97–112; 4(8): 225–251 2 pls.; 394–402, 2 plates
  3. Seki, Y, Takanami,Y.and Otsuka, K 1991. Butterflies of Borneo Vol. 2, No. 1. Lycaenidae. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo
  4. Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1903. A revision of the Amblypodia group of butterflies of the family Lycaenidae. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 17(1): 3–164, 5 pls.
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