Arhopala barami

Arhopala barami
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. barami
Binomial name
Arhopala barami (Bethune-Baker, 1903) [1]
Synonyms
Arhopala penangaCorbet, 1941

Arhopala barami is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1903. ^[2] It is found in Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Burma, Mergui, Thailand and Borneo). ^[3]

Description

The male is more dark blue than lilac and has a black distal margin being in some places rather broad (as much as 4 mm). On the under surface the bands and spots are very regular, the postmedian band of the forewing is only slightly strangulated in the centre, in contrast with [related forms]. Female lighter more violettish-blue; behind the cell from the costa a black spot penetrates into the blue. ^[4]

Subspecies

• Arhopala barami barami (Borneo)
• Arhopala barami woodii Ollenbach, 1921 (southern Burma, Mergui, southern Thailand)
• Arhopala barami penangaCorbet, 1941 (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore)

References

1. Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1903. A revision of the Amblypodia group of butterflies of the family Lycaenidae. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 17(1): 3–164, 5 pls.
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 .