Arhopala baluensis explained
Arhopala baluensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Borneo).[1]
The male is dark blue with a dark border 1/mm wide. The female is shining purple-blue, border 3 mm. at apex to I or 2 mm. at dorsum and on the hindwing.[2]
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Notes and References
- Seki, Y, Takanami,Y.and Otsuka, K 1991. Butterflies of Borneo Vol. 2, No. 1. Lycaenidae. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo
- Evans, W.H. 1957. A revision of the Arhopala group of oriental lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 5(3): 85–141