Arhopala ammonides

Arhopala ammonides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. ammonides
Binomial name
Arhopala ammonides (Doherty, 1891) [1]
Synonyms
Acesina ammonidesDoherty, 1891 Arhopala ammon chunsuFruhstorfer, 1914 Arhopala monava Corbet, 1941 Panchala ammonides bowringiEvans, 1957

Arhopala ammonides is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Doherty in 1891. It is found in Southeast Asia.

ammonides Doh. (148 h) is the form [of ammon ]from Tenasserim, above with a more lilac tint, in undamaged specimens there is a very fine small tail which, however, breaks off very easily and is also absent in the figured specimen. chunsu Fruhst. is the Sumatran form, the black marginal band above being much broader and in the hindwing extending almost to the cell. hammon Fruhst. from Java [ Arhopala paraganesa ssp. hammon Fruhstorfer, 1914]], is larger than the preceding forms and exhibits above a narrower black distal margin. ^[2]

Subspecies

• A. a. ammonides (Burma, Mergui)
• A. a. eliraCorbet, 1941 (Assam)
• A. a. chunsuFruhstorfer, 1914 (Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya)
• A. a. monavaCorbet, 1941 (Langkawi)
• A. a. bowringi(Evans, 1957) (Hainan)
• A. a. kalabakanaEliot, 1972 (Sabah)
• A. a. apurpurosaBarlow, Banks & Holloway, 1971 (Borneo) ^[3]

References

1. Doherty, 1891 New and rare Indian Lycaenidae Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 60 Pt.II (1) : 32-38, pl. 1
2. Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175

External links

• "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 7, 2017.