Biology:Arhopala hesba

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Arhopala hesba
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Arhopala hesba in Bethune Baker (figure 28)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. hesba
Binomial name
Arhopala hesba
(Hewitson, 1869)[1]

Arhopala hesba is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is endemic to the Philippines .[2]

Description

The male is above lustrous sky-blue, not violet as the preceding species [ agesias ] and with a black margin of 1.5 to 2 mm. Beneath the dark sepia-coloured spots are very conspicuous in the light red-brown ground-colour. The female is above similar to the male but the wings do not exhibit the bright Morpho lustre of the males.[3]

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. 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.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q21238099 entry