Arhopala democritus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. democritus
Binomial name
Arhopala democritus
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia democritus Fabricius, 1793
  • Amblypodia albopunctata Hewitson, 1869
  • Amblypodia lycaenaria C. & R. Felder, 1860
  • Amblypodia buxtoni Hewitson, 1878
  • Amblypodia olinda Druce, 1873

Arhopala democritus or white-dot oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Johann Christian Fabricius in 1793.[2] It is found in Southeast Asia (Burma, Thailand, Mergui, Indochina, Langkawi, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra and Borneo).[3][4]

Male above Morpho-blue, female likewise of a bright blue, though not reflecting so much, with a broad black marginal band of the forewing which begins thin before the centre of the costa, growing 5 mm broad behind the cell, and ending again thin at the anal angle. The under surface is particularly characteristic, since on the dark chestnut-brown ground all the rings and bands are broken up into small commata and dots, so that the chains are hardly noticeable.[5]

Subspecies

  • Arhopala democritus democritus (Burma, Thailand, Mergui, Indo China, Langkawi, northern Peninsular Malaysia)
  • Arhopala democritus lycaenaria (C. & R. Felder, 1860) (southern Peninsular Malaya, Singapore)
  • Arhopala democritus buxtoni (Hewitson, 1878) Sumatra
  • Arhopala democritus olinda (Druce, 1873) Borneo

References

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  1. ↑ Fabricius, J.C., 1793. Entomologia Systematica emendata et aucta. Vol. 3(1): [vi], pp. 1-488. C. G. Proft, Hafniae
  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. ↑ Eliot, J. N. 1992. With plates by D'Abrera, in Corbet & Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula 4th Edn. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur
  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.


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