Arhopala zambra

Arhopala zambra, the Zambra oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Charles Swinhoe in 1911. It is found in Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Nia, Borneo, Bawean, Bangka, Java, the Philippines).[2][3]

Arhopala zambra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. zambra
Binomial name
Arhopala zambra
C. Swinhoe, [1911] [1]
Synonyms
  • Arhopala vandenberghi Corbet, 1941
  • Arhopala antura C. Swinhoe, [1911]
  • Arhopala georgias Piepers & Snellen, 1918
  • Narathura zambra plateni Evans, 1957

Description

Male forewing 22 mm.,deep blue border 0.5 mm.Female purple blue Similar to Arhopala adorea.The postmedian band has above a very broad black margin (female) .[4]Below somewhat ochreous brown, markings well defined.[5][6]


Subspecies
  • Arhopala zambra zambra (Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Nias, Borneo, Bawean, Bangka, Java)
  • Arhopala zambra plateni (Evans, 1957) (Philippines: Mindanao)
  • Arhopala zambra triviata Seki, 1994 (Philippines: Negros)
  • Arhopala zambra kitamurai Seki, 1994 (Philippines: Mindoro)

References
  1. Swinhoe, C. (1911). In Moore (1910-1911) Lepidoptera Indica. 8 Lycaenidae, x + 293 pp.
  2. Seitz, A. (1912-1927). Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde. 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
  3. 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.
  4. Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne.
  6. Fleming WA (1975) Butterflies of West Malaysia and Singapore.1st edition. Longman Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 64 pp., 54 pls
  • Savela, Markku (December 25, 2018). "Arhopala zambra Swinhoe, [1911]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
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