Arhopala alkisthenes

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Arhopala alkisthenes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe: Arhopalini
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. alkisthenes
Binomial name
Arhopala alkisthenes
Synonyms

Narathura alkisthenes

Arhopala alkisthenes is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was discovered by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1914. It is found in New Guinea. [1] [2]

Description

The male has rounder wing shape than other Arhopala butterflies. The female is darker violet than the male. The underside for both sexes is light grey brown. [3]

References

  1. "Arhopala alkisthenes". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  2. "Arhopala". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  3. Entomologischer Verein "Iris" zu Dresden (1902). Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris. Smithsonian Libraries. Berlin : R. Friedländer.