Arhopala aroa
Arhopala aroa from original description
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. aroa
Binomial name
Arhopala aroa
(Hewitson, 1863)[1]

Arhopala aroa is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2][3]

Description

Of this rather small species [forewing 19-21mm. ] there are specimens known with and without tails; probably the very fine small tails are easily lost in capturing the insect. Similar to selta, easily discernible by the light brown under surface and the narrow black margins above.[4] female purplish blue, dark border tapering to tornus. [5] [6]

Subspecies

  • A. a. aroa Peninsular Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Basilan
  • A. a. esava Corbet, 1941 Burma, Mergui, Thailand
  • A. a. pryeri Butler, 1892 Borneo

References

  1. ↑ Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls.
  2. ↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. ↑ Seki, Y, Takanami,Y.and Otsuka, K 1991. Butterflies of Borneo Vol. 2, No. 1. Lycaenidae. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Fleming WA (1975) Butterflies of West Malaysia and Singapore.1st edition. Longman Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 64 pp., 54 pls
  6. ↑ D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne.
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