Arhopala aroa explained

Arhopala aroa is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.^{[1] [2]}

Description

Of this rather small species [forewing 19-21mm. ] there are specimens known withand without tails; probably the very fine small tails are easily lost in capturing the insect. Similar to selta, easily discernible by the light brown under surface and the narrow black margins above.^[3] female purplish blue, dark border tapering to tornus.^{[4] [5]}

Subspecies

• A. a. aroa Peninsular Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Basilan
• A. a. esava Corbet, 1941 Burma, Mergui, Thailand
• A. a. pryeri Butler, 1892 Borneo

External links

• Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

Notes and References

1. [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]
2. Seki, Y, Takanami,Y.and Otsuka, K 1991. Butterflies of Borneo Vol. 2, No. 1. Lycaenidae. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo
3. Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
4. Fleming WA (1975) Butterflies of West Malaysia and Singapore.1st edition. Longman Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 64 pp., 54 pls
5. D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne.