Arhopala auxesia explained

Arhopala auxesia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in New Guinea and Sumatra.[1] The upper surface of the male is of a bright light bluish-green with a broad dark marginal band, the female dark violettish-blue, with a still broader margin. Beneath distinguished by the spots of the hindwing being also very prominently dark brown.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. D'Abrera, B. 1977. Butterflies of the Australian Region, edn 2. 415 pp. Lansdowne, Melbourne.
  2. Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln