Biology:Arhopala chamaeleona
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Arhopala chamaeleona | |
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| From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. chamaeleona
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| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala chamaeleona Bethune-Baker, 1903[1]
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Arhopala chamaeleona is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1903. It is found in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms.[2]
Description
Both wings deep metallic green, shading to brown in some lights.Hindwing being green almost to the margin. Below, uniform brown, no white areas: hindwing under with well-developed tornal metallic scaling.[3][4] [5] Form restricta Above, brown-black, forewings violet-blue on basal 3/4 }}
Subspecies
- A. c. chamaeleona (Biak, Noemfoor, Jobi, New Guinea)
- A. c. rileyi Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (Serang)
- A. c. mizunumai (Hayashi, 1978) (Philippines: Leyte, Samar, Mindanao, Marinduque)
- A. c. maputi (Takanami, 1984) (Philippines: Marinduque)
- A. c. susyae Tennent & Rawlins, 2010 (Moluccas)
References
- ↑ Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1903. A new species of Arhopala from British New Guinea. Ent. mon. Mag. 39: 217.
- ↑ 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
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1903. A new species of Arhopala from British New Guinea. Ent. mon. Mag. 39: 217.
- ↑ D'Abrera, B. 1977. Butterflies of the Australian Region, edn 2. 415 pp. Lansdowne, Melbourne.
External links
- "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Wikidata ☰ Q13394476 entry
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