Biology:Arhopala irma
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Arhopala irma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. irma
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| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala irma Fruhstorfer, 1914
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| Synonyms | |
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Narathura irma | |
Arhopala irma is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was discovered by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1914. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[1]
Description
It is similar to Arhopala thamyras, but its wings have a more pointed shape. The tail is shorter than thamyras, with whitish spots at the base. The veins are dusted blackish.[2]
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized-[3][4]
- Arhopala irma irma (Fruhstorfer, 1914)
- Arhopala irma purpura (Evans, 1957) - Roon Island, from ssp. irma by non-blackened veins
- Arhopala irma kotaroi (Rawlins et. al, 2018) - shiny blue above with broad black borders, underside drab green
References
- ↑ "Arhopala". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/arhopala/index.html.
- ↑ Entomologischer Verein "Iris" zu Dresden (1902). Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris. Smithsonian Libraries. Berlin : R. Friedländer. https://archive.org/details/deutscheentomolo28141914ento/page/135/mode/1up?view=theater.
- ↑ "An Illustrated and Annotated Checklist of Arhopala Boisduval" (in en). https://docslib.org/doc/6246998/an-illustrated-and-annotated-checklist-of-arhopala-boisduval.
- ↑ "Arhopala irma - Wikispecies" (in en). https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Arhopala_irma.
Wikidata ☰ Q21238130 entry
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