Arhopala eumolphus
Arhopala eumolphus, the green oakblue, is a lycaenid butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780.
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| Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli, male (top) and female | |
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| Arhopala eumolphus eumolphus, Courvoisier Collection, Basel | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. eumolphus |
| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala eumolphus (Cramer, [1780]) | |
Range
The butterfly is mostly seen in India, ranging from West Bengal and Sikkim to Arunachal Pradesh, and is also found in Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.[1]
Subspecies
- A. e. eumolphus Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Hainan
- A. e. maxwelli (Distant, 1885) Mergui, Myanmar, southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo, Bangka
- A. e. adonias (Hewitson, 1862) Java
- A. e. caesarion Fruhstorfer, 1914 Sumatra
- A. e. aristomachus Fruhstorfer, 1914 Palawan
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Arhopala eumolphus. |
- Savela, Markku, ed. (December 25, 2018). "Arhopala eumolphusCramer, [1780])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (2001). "Genus Arhopala (Plate D)". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on October 6, 2001 – via Internet Archive. With images.
Cited references
- Isaac Kehimkar (2008) The Book of Indian Butterflies, Bombay Natural History Society, Oxford University Press
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