Arhopala zambra

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Zambra oakblue
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. zambra
Binomial name
Arhopala zambra
C. Swinhoe, [1911] [1]
Synonyms
  • Arhopala vandenberghiCorbet, 1941
  • Arhopala anturaC. Swinhoe, [1911]
  • Arhopala georgiasPiepers & Snellen, 1918
  • Narathura zambra plateniEvans, 1957

Arhopala zambra, the Zambra oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Charles Swinhoe in 1911. It is found in Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Nia, Borneo, Bawean, Bangka, Java, the Philippines). [2] [3]

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Description

Male forewing 22 mm.,deep blue border 0.5 mm.Female purple blue Similar to Arhopala adorea .The postmedian band has above a very broad black margin (female) . [4] Below somewhat ochreous brown, markings well defined. [5] [6]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Swinhoe, C. (1911). In Moore (1910-1911) Lepidoptera Indica. 8 Lycaenidae, x + 293 pp.
  2. Seitz, A. (1912-1927). Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde. 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 .
  5. D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne.
  6. Fleming WA (1975) Butterflies of West Malaysia and Singapore.1st edition. Longman Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 64 pp., 54 pls