| Malayan oakblue | |
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| Museum specimen from Malaya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. ammon |
| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala ammon | |
| Synonyms | |
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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]
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]