Arhopala major

Arhopala major
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Theclinae
Tribe:	Arhopalini
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. major
Binomial name
Arhopala major (Staudinger, O., 1889) [1]
Synonyms
Amblypodia agesilaus var. majorStaudinger, 1889 Arhopala catoriBethune-Baker, 1903 Arhopala catori parvimaculataOkubo, 1983

Arhopala major is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Otto Staudinger in 1889. It is found in Southeast Asia (Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Borneo, Nias, Tioman). ^{[2] [3]}

(catori) Extremely similar to Arhopala agesilaus , above almost entirely the same, but beneath the postmedian band of the hindwing is almost entirely broken up into single small spots. Above the cell only one ring-spot is distinct. ^[4]

Subspecies

• Arhopala major major (Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Borneo, Nias)
• Arhopala major parvimaculataOkubo, 1983 (Tioman)

References

1. Lepidopteren der Insel Palawan. Deut. ent. Zeit. (Iris) 2(1): 3-180, pls. 1, 2.
2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
3. 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
4. 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 .

External links

• "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms