Arhopala elopura explained
Arhopala elopura, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1894.[1] [2] It is found in Southeast Asia (Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Mergui, Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina).[3] [4] [5]
Description
Under surface light earth-brown, the transverse markings only traceable as faint light comma-shaped streaks; in each of the 4 discal cells a small dark spot. Upper surface dark blue,distally more glaring, towards the base darker and of a more violet tint.[6]
Subspecies
- Arhopala elopura elopura (Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia)
- Arhopala elopura dama Swinhoe, [1911] (Langkawi, Mergui, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina)[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Savela . Markku . December 25, 2018 . Arhopala elopura Druce, 1894 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . December 15, 2019.
- Web site: ADW: Arhopala elopura: CLASSIFICATION . 2023-02-05 . animaldiversity.org.
- [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]
- [John Nevill Eliot|Eliot, J. N.]
- Web site: Arhopala Elopura-> Definition, Images, Videos and Details . 2023-02-05 . KOLs Key Opinion Leaders . en.
- Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
- Web site: Butterflies >> Lycaenidae >> Arhopala elopura dama samuibutterflies.com . 2023-02-05 . www.samuibutterflies.com.