Arhopala aberrans
| Arhopala aberrans | |
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| Arhopala aberrans from original description. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. aberrans
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| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala aberrans (de Nicéville, [1889])[1]
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Arhopala aberrans, the pale bush blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Lionel de Niceville in 1889. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is recorded in Sikkim, Assam, Burma and China.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Seitz- Very like Arhopala birmana In that species the postmedian band on the forewing beneath is still coherent, whereas in the larger form aberrans Nic. (150 B d) it is interrupted in the centre. In this form from Tenasserim the female has also much more white in the disc of the forewing above. The male is above violettish-blue with a broader or narrower black margin.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ de Nicéville [1889]. On new or little known butterflies from the Indian Region J. Asiatic Soc. Beng. 57(II)(4): 273–293, pls. 13, 14.
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- ^ D'Abrera, B., 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne
- ^ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
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External links
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- Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.