Arhopala silhetensis

Arhopala silhetensis, the Sylhet oakblue, (sometimes placed in Amblypodia)[1] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862.

Female

Sylhet oakblue
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. silhetensis
Binomial name
Arhopala silhetensis (Hewitson, 1862)
Synonyms
Amblypodia silhetensis Hewitson, 1862

Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Sikkim onto north Myanmar, and, from Karens to south Myanmar. [2]

Status

The species is considered rare.[2]

See also

• Lycaenidae
• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

Cited references

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Amblypodia silhetensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
2. Evans, W. H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 260, ser no H49.21.

References

• Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
• Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
• Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.

External links

• Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (2001). "Genus Arhopala (Plate C)". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on October 6, 2001 – via Internet Archive. With images.