Arhopala moorei explained
Arhopala moorei is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1896. It is found in Southeast Asia (Borneo, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Singapore).[1]
A. moorei differs from davaona in the narrow margin of the wings above and in the anal blue colour and the less regular marking beneath.[2]
Subspecies
- Arhopala moorei moorei (Borneo)
- Arhopala moorei busa Corbet, 1941 (Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Singapore)
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Notes and References
- Eliot, J. N. 1992. With plates by D'Abrera, in Corbet & Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula 4th Edn. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur
- Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
