Arhopala overdijkinki

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Arhopala overdijkinki
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe: Arhopalini
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. overdijkinki
Binomial name
Arhopala overdijkinki
Corbet, 1941
Synonyms

Narathura overdijkinki

Arhopala overdijkinki is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. [1] It was described by Alexander Steven Corbet in 1941. [2] It is found in the Indomalayan realm. [2] [3] [4]

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Description

The male is a shining dark violet color and has a broad border. The female is similar to the male but is more brightly colored. [2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized: [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Arhopala overdijkinki". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Evans, William Harry; Evans, William Harry (1957). "A revision of the Arhopala group of Oriental Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 5: 85––141. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.1508 .
  3. ↑ Corbet, A. Steven (1941). "A Key to the Indo-Malayan Species of Arhopala Boisduval (lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)" . Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B, Taxonomy. 10 (9): 149–183. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1941.tb00711.x. ISSN   1365-3113.
  4. ↑ Corbet, A. Steven; Pendlebury, Henry Maurice; Eliot, J. N.; D'Abrera, Bernard (1992). The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula (4th ed.). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Malayan Nature Society. ISBN   978-983-9681-05-5.


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