Arhopala norda

Last updated

Arhopala norda
Arhopala norda - Cheongweei Gan - 201779150.jpeg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe: Arhopalini
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. norda
Binomial name
Arhopala norda
Evans, 1957
Synonyms

Narathura major norda

Arhopala norda, the Langkawi yellow oakblue is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. [1] It was discovered by William Harry Evans in 1957. It is found in West Malaysia and Thailand. [2]

Contents

Description

This species is rather similar to Arhopala major , but is darker and has broader border. The most obvious difference between the two species is that norda has a tiny white spot on space 1a near the cilia. [3] [4]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

References

  1. ↑ "Langkawi Yellow Oakblue (Arhopala norda)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  2. 1 2 "Arhopala". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  3. ↑ "Arhopala norda ronda". yutaka.it-n.jp. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  4. ↑ Evans, W.H. (1957). "Revision of the Arhopala Group of Oriental Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)". Bulletin of the British (Natural History) Entomology. V: 85–141.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.