Arhopala cleander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. cleander
Binomial name
Arhopala cleander
(C. Felder, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia cleander Felder, 1860
  • Amblypodia adatha Hewitson, 1862
  • Arhopala aphadantas Corbet, 1941
  • Amblypodia cleander regia Evans, [1925]
  • Arhopala adatha sostrata Fruhstorfer, 1914

Arhopala cleander is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It was described by Cajetan Felder in 1860.[2] It is found in Southeast Asia (Buru, Ambon, Serang, Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Burma, Thailand, Sulawesi, Banggai and Selajar).[3][4]

The species is dark [blue]. A characteristic feature is the very much widened metallic spot before the little tail. The upper surface is [sometimes] of a glaring violettish blue, in specimens from Singapore somewhat darker.[5][6]

Subspecies

  • Arhopala cleander cleander (Buru, Ambon, Serang)
  • Arhopala cleander incerta Moulton, 1911 (Borneo, Sumatra)
  • Arhopala cleander aphadantas Corbet, 1941 (Peninsular Malaysia)
  • Arhopala cleander regia (Evans, [1925]) (southern Burma, Thailand)
  • Arhopala cleander apharida Corbet, 1941 (Lombok, Java)
  • Arhopala cleander sostrata Fruhstorfer, 1914 (Sulawesi, Banggai, Selajar)

References

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  1. ↑ Felder, C. 1860. Lepidopterorum Amboinensium species novae diagnosibus. S-B. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 40(11): 447–468.
  2. ↑ "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  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 [ISSN], 5(3): 85–141
  5. ↑ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ↑ D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne.


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