Arhopala vihara

Arhopala vihara
	Arhopala vihara
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. vihara
Binomial name
	Arhopala vihara; (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
	Amblypodia vihara C. & R. Felder, 1860; Arhopala hirava Corbet, 1941;

Arhopala vihara, the Large Spotted Oakblue, is a species of[2] butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by (Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. It is found in Southeast Asia (Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Natuna, Borneo, Nias, Mergui, Langkawi, Pagi Island).[3][4]

Description

Upper surface in the male of a bright ultramarine colour with a violet reflection. Distal margin of the wings hardly 1 mm broad black, only in the anal portion of the hindwing and in the female broader. The bands beneath are dark, distinctly surrounded by light brown, on a golden brown ground. [5] [6] [7]

Subspecies

Arhopala vihara vihara (Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Natuna, Borneo, possibly Nias)
Arhopala vihara hirava Corbet, 1941 (southern Burma, Mergui, Langkawi)
Arhopala vihara pagia Corbet, 1941 (northern Pagi Island)

References

Felder, C. and Felder, R., 1860. Lepidoptera nova in peninsula Malayica collecta diagnosibus instructa. Wien ent. Monats. 4(12): 394-402.
Liew, Nl (2014-06-16). "The Forested Path (and Beyond): BUTTERFLIES of RAUB: The Large Spotted Oakblue, Arhopala vihara vihara (C. & R. Felder)". The Forested Path (and Beyond). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
Evans, W. H., 1957. A revision of the Arhopala group of oriental lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology, 5(3): 85–141.
Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Fleming WA (1975) Butterflies of West Malaysia and Singapore.1st edition. Longman Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 64 pp., 54 pls
D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne.

External links

"Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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[1] Felder, C. and Felder, R., 1860. Lepidoptera nova in peninsula Malayica collecta diagnosibus instructa. Wien ent. Monats. 4(12): 394-402.

[2] Liew, Nl (2014-06-16). "The Forested Path (and Beyond): BUTTERFLIES of RAUB: The Large Spotted Oakblue, Arhopala vihara vihara (C. & R. Felder)". The Forested Path (and Beyond). Retrieved 2020-06-25.

[3] Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.

[4] Evans, W. H., 1957. A revision of the Arhopala group of oriental lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology, 5(3): 85–141.

[5] Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[6] Fleming WA (1975) Butterflies of West Malaysia and Singapore.1st edition. Longman Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 64 pp., 54 pls

[7] D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne.