Arhopala myrzala

Arhopala myrzala
Arhopala myrzala Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. myrzala
Binomial name
Arhopala myrzala (Hewitson, 1869) [1]
Synonyms
Amblypodia myrzalaHewitson, 1869 Arhopala conjunctaCorbet, 1941 Arhopala lammasCorbet, 1941

Arhopala myrzala is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. ^[2]

A. myrzala Hew. is distinguished from all the other species by the [undersidae] distinct though fine ring-marking on the deep dark red-brown ground-colour.

Subspecies

• A. m. myrzala (Philippines: Mindanao)
• A. m. conjunctaCorbet, 1941 (Langkawi)
• A. m. lammasCorbet, 1941 (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo)

References

1. Hewitson, 1869 Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1)
2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9

External links

• Arhopala at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
• Data related to Arhopala myrzala at Wikispecies