Arhopala asopia
Species of butterfly
| Arhopala asopia | |
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| Arhopala asopia male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. asopia |
| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala asopia (Hewitson, 1869 [1] | |
Arhopala asopia, the plain tailless oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Manipur, Assam, Burma, Thailand, and Laos).[2]
Description
Beneath lighter yellowish) brown otherwise very similar to [related species], particularly in the marking; the most conspicuous is the very much lighter, whitish spot in the subanal region of the forewing. Distinctly separated above in the male by being quite light violettish-blue with a blackish-brown marginal band of more than 3 mm width.[3]
References
- ^ Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls.
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- ^ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
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External links
Wikispecies has information related to Arhopala asopia.
- Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
