Arhopala vihara

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Large spotted oakblue
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. vihara
Binomial name
Arhopala vihara
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia viharaC. & R. Felder, 1860
  • Arhopala hiravaCorbet, 1941

Arhopala vihara, the large spotted oakblue, is a species of [2] butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by (Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder) in 1860. It is found in Southeast Asia (Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Natuna, Borneo, Nias, Mergui, Langkawi, Pagi Island). [3] [4]

Description

Upper surface in the male of a bright ultramarine colour with a violet reflection. Distal margin of the wings hardly 1 mm broad black, only in the anal portion of the hindwing and in the female broader. The bands beneath are dark, distinctly surrounded by light brown, on a golden brown ground. [5] [6] [7]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Felder, C. and Felder, R., 1860. Lepidoptera nova in peninsula Malayica collecta diagnosibus instructa. Wien ent. Monats. 4(12): 394-402.
  2. Liew, Nl (2014-06-16). "The Forested Path (and Beyond): BUTTERFLIES of RAUB: The Large Spotted Oakblue, Arhopala vihara vihara (C. & R. Felder)". The Forested Path (and Beyond). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
  4. Evans, W. H., 1957. A revision of the Arhopala group of oriental lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology, 5(3): 85–141.
  5. Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  6. Fleming WA (1975) Butterflies of West Malaysia and Singapore.1st edition. Longman Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 64 pp., 54 pls
  7. D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne.