Arhopala zeta

Andaman tailless oakblue
From Lepidoptera Indica, Volume 8
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Theclinae
Tribe:	Arhopalini
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. zeta
Binomial name
Arhopala zeta Moore, 1877
Synonyms
Narathura zeta Amblypodia zeta

Arhopala zeta, the Andaman tailless oakblue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was discovered by Frederic Moore in 1877. It is found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

The female is a brilliant pale cobalt-blue on the upper side with the borders black in color. The underside is light cinnamon brown. It has a wingspan of 2.8 centimeters. ^{[3] [4]}

This species was once separate from Arhopala roona, which has now been merged into zeta. ^{[4] [5]} It differentiates from Arhopala aeeta by having a grey-brown underside and also being much lighter. ^[6]

References

1. "Arhopala". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
2. "Arhopala zeta". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
3. Zoological Society of London (1877). Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London. London Natural History Museum Library. London : Zoological Society of London.
4. Bethune-Baker, George Thomas (1902). A revision of the Amblypodia group of butterflies of the family Lycaenidae. Smithsonian Libraries. London : [s.n.]
5. Asiatic Society of Bengal (1832). Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. California Academy of Sciences. Calcutta : Bishop's College Press.
6. Natural History Museum (London). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. London Natural History Museum Library. Andover : Intercept.