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Arhopala achelous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. achelous
Binomial name
Arhopala achelous
( Hewitson, 1862) [1]
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia achelous Hewitson, 1862

Arhopala achelous is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family that was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore and Borneo). [2]

This species being above of a wonderful sky-blue colour exhibits beneath spots and bands of a uniform dark sepia-brown shade on a red-brown ground. [3]

Subspecies

  • Arhopala achelous achelous
  • Arhopala achelous malu Corbet, 1946 (Mergui)

Gallery

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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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Arhopala achelous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. achelous
Binomial name
Arhopala achelous
( Hewitson, 1862) [1]
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia achelous Hewitson, 1862

Arhopala achelous is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family that was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore and Borneo). [2]

This species being above of a wonderful sky-blue colour exhibits beneath spots and bands of a uniform dark sepia-brown shade on a red-brown ground. [3]

Subspecies

  • Arhopala achelous achelous
  • Arhopala achelous malu Corbet, 1946 (Mergui)

Gallery

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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