Biology:Arhopala oenea

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Arhopala oenea
Close wing basking position of Arhopala oenea (Hewitson, -1869-) – Lackluster Oakblue.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. oenea
Binomial name
Arhopala oenea
(Hewitson, 1869) [1]

Arhopala oenea , Hewitson's dull oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Sikkim, Burma, Assam, Nepal, Indo China, Hainan, Yunnan).

ArhopalaOeneaFUpUnAC1.jpg

Lighter ground than the very similar Arhopala allata differing in the pale reddish-brown under surface on which the dark brown markings are rather scanty; particularly the proximal spots are small, some almost punctiform. [2]

References

  1. Hewitson, w.C 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls.
  2. 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 ☰ Q13394587 entry