Arhopala alea

Rosy oakblue
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. alea
Binomial name
	Arhopala alea; (Hewitson, 1862)
Synonyms
	Amblypodia aleaHewitson, 1862; Panchala alea(Hewitson, 1862);

Last updated August 11, 2025

Arhopala alea, the Kanara oakblue^[2]^[3] or rosy oakblue,^{[ citation needed ]} is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly. It is endemic to India. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Description

Male. Upperside, both wings violet-blue. Forewing with the outer margin rather broad. Hindwing with the margins as broad as in the females of other species. Underside, both wings brown tinted with lilac. Forewing with the transverse band long and narrow, slightly curved. Hindwing with the band broken, ill-defined; the anal angle irrorated with white.

— Hewitson, Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum^[1]

References

1 2 One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain : Hewitson, William Chapman (1862). Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). p. 12. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
1 2 R.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 101. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
1 2 Savela, Markku. "Arhopala alea (Hewitson, 1862)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
↑ Swinhoe, Charles (1910–1911). Lepidoptera Indica. Vol. VIII. London: Lovell Reeve and Co. p. 179.

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[Hewitson-1] 1 2 One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain : Hewitson, William Chapman (1862). Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). p. 12. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

[Smetacek-2] 1 2 R.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 101. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.

[funet-3] 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Arhopala alea (Hewitson, 1862)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

[SwinhoeIndica-4] Swinhoe, Charles (1910–1911). Lepidoptera Indica. Vol. VIII. London: Lovell Reeve and Co. p. 179.

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