Arhopala zylda

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Arhopala zylda
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Upperside
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Underside
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. zylda
Binomial name
Arhopala zylda
Corbet, 1941
Synonyms

Narathura zylda

Arhopala zylda is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was discovered by Alexander Steven Corbet in 1941. It is found throughout Malaysia and Indonesia. [1]

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Description

It is a small butterfly, with a wingspan of 17 millimeters. The male is slightly smaller (16 millimeters) and its upperside is bright shining blue. It has a narrow black border on the upperside. [2] [3] [4]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognised- [5]

Habits

Arhopala zylda is the only species of Arhopala that exhibit myrmecoxeny despite its host plants being myrmecophytes of Crematogaster decamera ( Macaranga beccariana and Macaranga hypoleuca ). [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Arhopala zylda Corbet, 1941". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  2. ↑ "Arhopala zylda elioti". yutaka.it-n.jp. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  3. ↑ "Arhopala". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  4. ↑ Natural History Museum (London). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. London Natural History Museum Library. Andover : Intercept.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  5. ↑ "Arhopala zylda - Wikispecies". species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  6. ↑ Shimizu-kaya, Usun; Okubo, Tadahiro; Yago, Masaya; Inui, Yoko; Itioka, Takao (May 2013). "Myrmecoxeny in Arhopala zylda (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) Larvae Feeding on Macaranga Myrmecophytes". Entomological News. 123 (1): 63–70. doi:10.3157/021.123.0115. ISSN   0013-872X.


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