Arhopala selta explained

Arhopala selta or reddish-brown oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.^[1]

Description

Resembles Arhopala agaba to which it is closely allied but the under surface showinga dull earth-brown ground lacks the magnificent violet reflection exhibited by agaba beneath.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Subspecies

• A. s. selta Burma, Mergui, Peninsular Malaya, Thailand, Sumatra
• A. s. constanceae de Nicéville, 1894 Andaman Islands
• A. s. hislopi Eliot, 1962 Malaysia

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
3. Fleming WA (1975) Butterflies of West Malaysia and Singapore.1st edition. Longman Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 64 pp., 54 pls
4. D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne.