Biology:Arhopala agesilaus
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. agesilaus
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| Arhopala agesilaus (Staudinger, 1889)
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Arhopala agesilaus is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Otto Staudinger in 1889. It is found in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Mergui, Bangka, Borneo and the Philippines).[1]
Beneath similar to Arhopala kurzi, but of a somewhat lighter ground-colour, with a more coherent postmedian band of the hindwing. Above distinguished by the much broader black margin also in the male, where it is about 3 mm broad. [2]
Subspecies
- Arhopala agesilaus agesilaus (Borneo)
- Arhopala agesilaus gesa Corbet, 1941 (Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Langkawi, Mergui, Bangka)
- Arhopala agesilaus philippa (Evans, 1957) (Mindanao, Mindoro)
References
- ↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
- ↑ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
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External links
- "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q21237937 entry
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