Arhopala lata

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Arhopala lata
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Arhopala lata male/female, Halmaheira.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. lata
Binomial name
Arhopala lata
(Evans, 1957) [1]

Arhopala lata, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Harry Evans in 1957. It is found in the Australasian realm where it is endemic to Halmahera.

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Description

Upperside very similar to Arhopala meander . Below dark purple-brown, markings very broad, with, uniquely, a spot at the base of space 6

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<i>Arhopala cleander</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Arhopala corinda</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Arhopala delta</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Arhopala lurida</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Arhopala similis</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Arhopala zambra</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Arhopala admete</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Arhopala philander</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Arhopala alica</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Arhopala baluensis</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Arhopala denta</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Arhopala ate</i> Species of butterfly

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References

  1. Evans, W. H. 1957. A revision of the Arhopala group of oriental lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 5(3): 85–141.