Arhopala moorei
| Arhopala moorei | |
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| Arhopala moorei Courvoisier Collection, Basel | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. moorei
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| Arhopala moorei Bethune-Baker, 1896[1]
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Arhopala moorei is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1896. It is found in Southeast Asia (Borneo, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Singapore).[2]
A. moorei differs from davaona in the narrow margin of the wings above and in the anal blue colour and the less regular marking beneath.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]- Arhopala moorei moorei (Borneo)
- Arhopala moorei busa Corbet, 1941 (Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Singapore)
References
[edit]- ^ Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1896. In Druce: Further contributions to our knowledge of the Bornean Lycaenidae. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1896(3): 650-683, 3 pls
- ^ Eliot, J. N. 1992. With plates by D'Abrera, in Corbet & Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula 4th Edn. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur
- ^ 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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Wikispecies has information related to Arhopala moorei.
- "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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