Arhopala ormistoni

Aberrant oakblue
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. ormistoni
Binomial name
	Arhopala ormistoni; (Hewitson, 1862)
Synonyms
	Narathura ormistoni(Riley); Evans, 1957;

Last updated August 11, 2025

Arhopala ormistoni, the Ormiston's oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly.^[1] It is endemic to Sri Lanka.^[2]

Description

Male both upperside wings uniformly violet blue.Female upperside uniformly brown. Below both sexes light grey brown conspicuously whitened.

References

↑ "Arhopala ormistoni Riley, 1920". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
↑ "Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka". slendemics. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

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[1] "Arhopala ormistoni Riley, 1920". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

[2] "Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka". slendemics. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

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