Arhopala anella explained

Arhopala anella is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family.[1] It is found in Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra and Borneo).[2]

Description

Similar to irregularisand has also more than 1 small tail, but in the male (the female is unknown [and still not known]}) the bright to violet blue above is more extensive, beneath the ground-colour is paler, more ochreous, the spots are less numerous and more remote from each other.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/arhopala/ "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832"
  2. [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]
  3. Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln