Arhopala ammonides explained

Arhopala ammonides is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Doherty in 1891. It is found in Southeast Asia.

ammonides Doh. (148 h) is the form [of ''[[Arhopala ammon|ammon]] ]from Tenasserim, above with a more lilac tint, in undamaged specimens there is a very fine small tail which, however, breaks off very easily and is also absent in the figured specimen.chunsu Fruhst. is the Sumatran form, the black marginal band above being much broader and in the hindwingextending almost to the cell. hammon Fruhst. from Java [''[[Arhopala paraganesa]] ssp. hammon Fruhstorfer, 1914]], is larger than the preceding forms and exhibits above a narrower black distal margin.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
  2. [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]