Arhopala ormistoni

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Aberrant oakblue
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Domain: Eukaryota
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

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.


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References

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