Biology:Arhopala tameanga
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Arhopala tameanga | |
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| Arhopala tameanga male, female from original description | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. tameanga
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| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala tameanga Bethune-Baker, 1896 [1]
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Arhopala tameanga is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1896. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is endemic to Borneo.[2][3]
The dark lilac upper surface almost black with a deep blue reflection with a lilac gloss in the disc of the wing; the female with a very broad blackish-brown marginal band; the postmedian transverse band on the forewing beneath is only flawed in the centre, not broken through.[4]
References
- ↑ . Bethune-Baker in Druce, 1896 Further Contributions to our Knowledge of the Bornean Lycaenidae Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 (3) : 650-683, pl. 29-31.
- ↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- ↑ Seki, Y, Takanami,Y.and Otsuka, K 1991. Butterflies of Borneo Vol. 2, No. 1. Lycaenidae. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo
- ↑ 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
- Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q21238281 entry
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