Arhopala tindali

Arhopala tindali
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. tindali
Binomial name
	Arhopala tindali; Ribbe, 1899
Synonyms
	Arhopala eurissus var. tindaliRibbe, 1899; Narathura styxEvans, 1957;

Last updated August 11, 2025

Arhopala tindali is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1899. It is found on the Solomon Islands and New Britain.^[1]

Bethune-Baker considered tindali to be merely a darker form of Arhopala eurisus .^[2]

Tennant considers it synonymous (conspecific) with Arhopala styx ^[3]

References

↑ Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
↑ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
↑ [Tennent, J. 1999 Two new Arhopala Boisduval taxa from the Solomon Islands, and resolution of the status of A tindali Ribbe and A. styx Evans Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo 20 (2) : 195-206 pdf

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[1] Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

[2] Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

[3] [Tennent, J. 1999 Two new Arhopala Boisduval taxa from the Solomon Islands, and resolution of the status of A tindali Ribbe and A. styx Evans Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo 20 (2) : 195-206 pdf

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