Arhopala camdana

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

Narathura semperi camdana

Arhopala camdana, the moonstone oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. [1] It was described by Alexander Steven Corbet in 1941. It is found in Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia.

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Description

It has a purple upper side with about 1.5 millimeters border length. [2]

It is found in montane forests at moderate elevations. [3]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized- [4]

References

[5]

  1. ↑ "Moonstone Oakblue (Arhopala camdana)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  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)
  3. ↑ "Arhopala camdana camdana". yutaka.it-n.jp. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  4. ↑ "Arhopala". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  5. ↑ "Arhopala camdana Corbet, 1941". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
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