Arhopala cleander explained

Arhopala cleander is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It was described by Cajetan Felder in 1860.^[1] It is found in Southeast Asia (Buru, Ambon, Serang, Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Burma, Thailand, Sulawesi, Banggai and Selajar).^{[2] [3]}

The species is dark [blue]. A characteristic feature is the very much widened metallic spot before the little tail. The upper surface is [sometimes] of a glaring violettish blue, in specimens from Singapore somewhatdarker.^{[4] [5]}

Subspecies

• Arhopala cleander cleander (Buru, Ambon, Serang)
• Arhopala cleander incerta Moulton, 1911 (Borneo, Sumatra)
• Arhopala cleander aphadantas Corbet, 1941 (Peninsular Malaysia)
• Arhopala cleander regia (Evans, [1925]) (southern Burma, Thailand)
• Arhopala cleander apharida Corbet, 1941 (Lombok, Java)
• Arhopala cleander sostrata Fruhstorfer, 1914 (Sulawesi, Banggai, Selajar)

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. Evans, W. H., 1957. A revision of the Arhopala group of oriental lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology [ISSN], 5(3): 85–141
4. Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
5. D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne.