Arhopala acetes explained

Arhopala acetes is a butterfly endemic to Sulawesi described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862.^[1]

Description

Like Arhopala araxes a Celebes-form, from Macassar; size of araxes or still larger, but the upper surface of the is uniformly blue; beneath the markings are also in the forewing intensely surrounded with yellowish-white.^[2]

External links

• "Butterflies of Southeastern Sulawesi". Systematics of Neotropical Butterflies at the University of Florida

Notes and References

1. Web site: Markku . Savela . Arhopala acetes (Hewitson, 1862) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . October 21, 2017.
2. Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln