Arhopala sangira explained

Arhopala sangira is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1897. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is endemic to the Sangihe Islands (Celebes).^[1]

Description

Has the same under surface as argentea, but the upper surface of the male is more silvery blue, and the bluish-black apical spot of the forewing is obliquely cut off. Island of Sangir.^[2]

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. Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln