Arhopala elopura

Arhopala elopura
From the Cassidy collection
From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. elopura
Binomial name
Arhopala elopura H. H. Druce, 1894 [1]
Synonyms
Arhopala damaSwinhoe, [1911]

Arhopala elopura, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1894. ^{[2] [3]} It is found in Southeast Asia (Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Mergui, Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina). ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Description

Under surface light earth-brown, the transverse markings only traceable as faint light comma-shaped streaks; in each of the 4 discal cells a small dark spot. Upper surface dark blue,distally more glaring, towards the base darker and of a more violet tint. ^[7]

Subspecies

• Arhopala elopura elopura (Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia)
• Arhopala elopura damaSwinhoe, [1911] (Langkawi, Mergui, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina) ^[8]

References

1. Druce, H. H. (1894). "Note on a species of Lampides, recently described by Mr. de Nicéville, and description of a new Arhopala from Borneo". The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 30: 9-10.
2. Savela, Markku (December 25, 2018). "Arhopala elopura Druce, 1894". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
3. "ADW: Arhopala elopura: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
4. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
5. Eliot, J. N. (1992). With plates by D'Abrera, in Corbet & Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. 4th Edn. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
6. "Arhopala Elopura-> Definition, Images, Videos and Details". KOLs Key Opinion Leaders. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
7. 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 .
8. "Butterflies >> Lycaenidae >> Arhopala elopura dama | samuibutterflies.com". www.samuibutterflies.com. Retrieved 2023-02-05.