Arhopala cleander

Arhopala cleander
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. cleander
Binomial name
Arhopala cleander (C. Felder, 1860) [1]
Synonyms
Amblypodia cleanderFelder, 1860 Amblypodia adathaHewitson, 1862 Arhopala aphadantasCorbet, 1941 Amblypodia cleander regiaEvans, [1925] Arhopala adatha sostrataFruhstorfer, 1914

Arhopala cleander is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It was described by Cajetan Felder in 1860. ^[2] It is found in Southeast Asia (Buru, Ambon, Serang, Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Burma, Thailand, Sulawesi, Banggai and Selajar). ^{[3] [4]}

The species is dark [blue]. A characteristic feature is the very much widened metallic spot before the little tail. The upper surface is [sometimes] of a glaring violettish blue, in specimens from Singapore somewhat darker. ^{[5] [6]}

Subspecies

• Arhopala cleander cleander (Buru, Ambon, Serang)
• Arhopala cleander incertaMoulton, 1911 (Borneo, Sumatra)
• Arhopala cleander aphadantasCorbet, 1941 (Peninsular Malaysia)
• Arhopala cleander regia(Evans, [1925]) (southern Burma, Thailand)
• Arhopala cleander apharidaCorbet, 1941 (Lombok, Java)
• Arhopala cleander sostrataFruhstorfer, 1914 (Sulawesi, Banggai, Selajar)

References

1. Felder, C. 1860. Lepidopterorum Amboinensium species novae diagnosibus. S-B. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 40(11): 447–468.
2. "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
3. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
4. Evans, W. H., 1957. A revision of the Arhopala group of oriental lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology [ISSN], 5(3): 85–141
5. 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 .
6. D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne.