Arhopala bella

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Arhopala bella
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Arhopala bella, male, female, Borneo, from original description
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. bella
Binomial name
Arhopala bella

Arhopala bella is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1896. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is endemic to Borneo. [2] [3]

In the male the upper surface is brown, but the marginal areas in both wings show a violettish-blue reflection ; in the female the whole upper surface is lilac-blue, with a black distal margin of 3 to 4 mm width. Under surface with very dull markings which are feebly defined. [4]

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References

  1. . Bethune-Baker in Druce, 1896; Druce, 1896 Further Contributions to our Knowledge of the Bornean Lycaenidae Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 (3) : 650-683, pl. 29-31.
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. Seki, Y, Takanami,Y.and Otsuka, K 1991. Butterflies of Borneo Vol. 2, No. 1. Lycaenidae. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo
  4. Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .