Arhopala hercules

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Arhopala hercules
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Arhopala hercules male from original description
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. hercules
Binomial name
Arhopala hercules
(Hewitson, 1862) [1]

Arhopala hercules is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in the Australasian realm. [2] |

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Arhopala hercules stymphelus

Above the male is deep ultramarine, of a pure colour though with but slight lustre. In the typical form from Celebes the under surface shows an intensely lustrous greenish tinge, only the postmedian transverse band is well developed, quite straight; proximally to it some scattered spots. [3]

Subspecies

References

  1. Hewitson, W.C., 1862 Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum. London, British Museum. 15pp, 8 pls
  2. Parsons, M., 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London
  3. Adalbert Seitz in 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 .