Arhopala avathina

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Arhopala avathina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe: Arhopalini
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. avathina
Binomial name
Arhopala avathina
Corbet, 1941
Synonyms

Narathura avathina

Arhopala avathina, the lunulate yellow oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was discovered by Alexander Steven Corbet in 1941. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia. [1] [2]

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Description

It is bright shining blue above, with a one-and-a-half-millimeter border. Subspecies avathina is bluer while neon is more purple. [3]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized: [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Lunulate Yellow Oakblue (Arhopala avathina)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  2. ↑ "Arhopala". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  3. 1 2 Natural History Museum (London). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. London Natural History Museum Library. Andover : Intercept.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

Notes

  1. ↑ Evans considers subspecies xenon as the synonym of subspecies neon.


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