Arhopala phanda

Arhopala phanda
Upperside (subspecies phanda)
Underside (subspecies phanda)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. phanda
Binomial name
Arhopala phanda Corbet, 1903
Synonyms
Narathura sublustris phanda

Arhopala phanda is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was discovered by Alexander Steven Corbet in 1941. It is found in West Malaysia and Borneo. ^[1]

Description

The female is dark purple blue above, with a border of 0.5 millimeters. The underside is similar to that of most Arhopala butterflies. ^{[2] [3]}

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized- ^{[4] [5]}

• Arhopala phanda phanda (Corbet, 1941) - West Malaysia
• Arhopala phanda sibatika (Eliot, 1972) - Borneo

References

1. "Arhopala". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
2. "Arhopala phanda Corbet, 1941". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
3. Natural History Museum (London). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. London Natural History Museum Library. Andover : Intercept.
4. "Arhopala phanda phanda". yutaka.it-n.jp. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
5. "Arhopala phanda - Wikispecies". species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-06.