Biology:Arhopala phanda
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Arhopala phanda | |
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| Upperside (subspecies phanda) | |
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| Underside (subspecies phanda) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. phanda
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| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala phanda Corbet, 1903
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| Synonyms | |
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Narathura sublustris phanda | |
Arhopala phanda is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was discovered by Alexander Steven Corbet in 1941. It is found in West Malaysia and Borneo.[1]
Description
The female is dark purple blue above, with a border of 0.5 millimeters. The underside is similar to that of most Arhopala butterflies.[2][3]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized-[4][5]
- Arhopala phanda phanda (Corbet, 1941) - West Malaysia
- Arhopala phanda sibatika (Eliot, 1972) - Borneo
References
- ↑ "Arhopala". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/arhopala/index.html.
- ↑ "Arhopala phanda Corbet, 1941" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/1927290.
- ↑ Natural History Museum (London). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. London Natural History Museum Library. Andover : Intercept. https://archive.org/details/bulletinofnatura05entolond/bulletinofnatura05entolond/page/104/mode/1up?view=theater.
- ↑ "Arhopala phanda phanda". https://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4f/82150001.html.
- ↑ "Arhopala phanda - Wikispecies" (in en). https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Arhopala_phanda.
Wikidata ☰ Q15775934 entry
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