Arhopala alitaeus

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Arhopala alitaeus
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Arhopala alitaeus mirabella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. alitaeus
Binomial name
Arhopala alitaeus
(Hewitson, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia alitaeusHewitson, 1862
  • Narathura alitaeusHewitson, 1862
  • Arhopala mirabellaDoherty, 1889
  • Arhopala valikaCorbet, 1941
  • Arhopala pardenasCorbet, 1941
  • Amblypodia myrtaleStaudinger, 1889
  • Narathura mindanensisBethune-Baker, 1903
  • Arhopala panta (Evans, 1957)
  • Arhopala nishiyamai (Hayashi, 1981)

Arhopala alitaeus or purple broken-band oakblue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Asia (see subspecies section).

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Arhopala alitaeus mira

Arhopala alitaeusis a relatively small species, the upper surface is not lilac but more dark blue and it has not such an intense metallic gloss. The underside shows beneath dark brown spots and bands on the greyish-brown ground; all the markings are distinctly defined by white. [1]

Subspecies

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References

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