Arhopala eupolis

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Arhopala eupolis
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Arhopala eupolis in Bethune Baker (male, figure 11)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. eupola
Binomial name
Arhopala eupola
(Miskin, 1890) [1]
Synonyms
  • Arhopala centaurus eupolis (Miskin)
  • Arhopala eupolis philtron Fruhstorfer, 1914
  • Narathura araxes eupolis (Miskin)

Arhopala eupolis, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Henry Miskin in 1890. It is found in the Australasian realm. [2]

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Subspecies

Biology

The larva feeds on Dendrophthoe vitellina , Lagerstroemia speciosa , Eucalyptus intermedia , Melaleuca quinquenervia , Terminalia catappa , Terminalia melanocarpa, T. muelleri, and T. sericocarpa.

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References

  1. Miskin , W. H. 1890. Descriptions of hitherto undescribed Australian Lepidoptera (Rhopalocera) principally Lycaenidae. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 5(2): 29–43.
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9