Arhopala moolaiana
| Arhopala moolaiana | |
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| Arhopala moolaiana in Bethune Baker (fig. 6 male) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. moolaiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala moolaiana | |
Arhopala moolaiana or pale yellow oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1879. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
No tail; male sometimes more bluish-violet, sometimes more of a lilac tint; beneath in the cell of the forewing only 2, not 3 margined spots, the 4th spot of the postmedian band not distinctly, distally removed. Larger than Arhopala epimuta. [2]
Subspecies
[edit]- A. m. moolaiana Burma (Tavoy, Tenasserim, Ataran, Karen Hills)
- A. m. maya (Evans, 1932) Mergui, Thailand [3]
- A. m. yajuna Corbet, 1941 Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Borneo [4]
- A. m. klossi Corbet, 1941 Siberut, Sipora, Pagi
References
[edit]- ^ [1879]. A list of the Lepidopterous insects collected by Mr. Ossian Limborg in Upper Tenasserim with descriptions of new species. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(4): 821–859, pls 51-53
- ^ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
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- ^ Evans, W.H. 1957. A revision of the Arhopala group of oriental lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 5(3): 85–141
- ^ Corbet, A. S., 1941. A key to the Indo-Malayan species of Arhopala Boisduval. Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)10: 149–170
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Arhopala moolaiana.
- Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.