Arhopala myrzala

Arhopala myrzala
	Arhopala myrzala Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. myrzala
Binomial name
	Arhopala myrzala; (Hewitson, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
	Amblypodia myrzala Hewitson, 1869; Arhopala conjuncta Corbet, 1941; Arhopala lammas Corbet, 1941;

Arhopala myrzala is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

A. myrzala Hew. is distinguished from all the other species by the [undersidae] distinct though fine ring-marking on the deep dark red-brown ground-colour.

Subspecies

A. m. myrzala (Philippines: Mindanao)
A. m. conjuncta Corbet, 1941 (Langkawi)
A. m. lammas Corbet, 1941 (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo)

References

Hewitson, 1869 Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1)
Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9

External links

Arhopala at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Data related to Arhopala myrzala at Wikispecies

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[1] Hewitson, 1869 Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1)

[2] Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9