Arhopala ammon

Arhopala ammon, the Malayan oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Southeast Asia (Assam to Burma, Langkawi, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Borneo).[2]

Malayan oakblue
Museum specimen from Malaya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. ammmon
Binomial name
Arhopala ammmon
(Hewitson, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia ammon Hewitson, 1862

A. ammon Hew. is a small species with fine tails; above lustrous dark blue with a black margin of 2 to 3 mm width, beneath very variegated, since cinnamon-brown bands and spots are here separated from the greyish-blue ground-colour by a distinct white bordering.[3]


References
  1. Hewitson, 1862 Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
  3. 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.


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