Arhopala trogon

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Arhopala trogon
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe: Arhopalini
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. trogon
Binomial name
Arhopala trogon
Distant, 1884
Synonyms

Panchala trogon

Arhopala trogon, the green-suffused oakblue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was discovered by William Lucas Distant in 1884. It is found in West Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo. [1]

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Description

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Males are bright metallic emerald green on the upper side with the exception of the abdomen which is chocolate brown in colour. The underside is purplish-brown. The wingspan is 36 millimetres. [2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognised- [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Green-suffused Oakblue (Arhopala trogon)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  2. ↑ The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Smithsonian Libraries. London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. 1840.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ↑ "Arhopala". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
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