Arhopala aurea

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

Last updated August 11, 2025

Arhopala aurea is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862.^[2] It is found in Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore and Sumatra).^[3]

male figured in Hewitson, 1862 Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum ArhopalaAureaHew1862MUpUnAC1.jpg — male figured in Hewitson, 1862 *Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum*

Description

Male of a very bright greenish golden colour, on the hindwing with a sharply defined black marginal band extending to the centre of the wing, whereas the forewing only exhibits at the anal angle slight traces of the marginal black which attains a width of hardly 1 mm. The marking beneath deviates from the forms of eumolphus by the narrower, more regularly shaped postmedian band of both wings.^[4]

References

↑ Hewitson, 1862 Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum
↑ "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
↑ 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 .

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[1] Hewitson, 1862 Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum

[2] "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 8, 2017.

[3] Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175

[4] 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 .

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