Arhopala borneensis explained

Arhopala borneensis, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1896.It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is endemic to Borneo.^{[1] [2]}

Seitz - "boreensis B.-Bak. (149 d, e) is probably only an alpine form of Arhopala aurea, from the Kina Bala, with an entirely dull-marked under surface which in the Sumatran form: trogon Dist. [now species ''[[Arhopala trogon]] (Distant, 1884) ] flying also in Malacca shows a beautiful violet reflection"^[3]

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