Arhopala ormistoni
Appearance
Aberrant oakblue | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Arhopala |
Species: | A. ormistoni
|
Binomial name | |
Arhopala ormistoni (Hewitson, 1862)
| |
Synonyms | |
|
Arhopala ormistoni, the Ormiston's oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly.[1] It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2]
Description
[edit]Male both upperside wings uniformly violet blue.Female upperside uniformly brown. Below both sexes light grey brown conspicuously whitened.
References
[edit]- ^ "Arhopala ormistoni Riley, 1920". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka". slendemics. Retrieved 3 April 2018.