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Arhopala disparilis

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Arhopala disparilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. disparilis
Binomial name
Arhopala disparilis
(Felder, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia disparilis Felder, 1860
  • Amblypodia courvoisieri Ribbe, [1901]

Arhopala disparilis is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Serang and Ambon.

Description

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Wings above in the male quite light blue, in the female almost white with broad black margins. The male almost looks like a Lampides under surface white with a black double margin.[2] It is similar to Arhopala wildei.

References

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  1. ^ Arhopala at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.