Arhopala eumolphus
| Green oakblue | |
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| Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli, male (top) and female | |
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| Arhopala eumolphus eumolphus, 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. eumolphus
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| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala eumolphus (Cramer, [1780])
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Arhopala eumolphus, the green oakblue, is a lycaenid butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780.
Range
The butterfly is mostly seen in India, ranging from West Bengal and Sikkim to Arunachal Pradesh, and is also found in Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.[1]
Subspecies
- A. e. eumolphus Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Hainan
- A. e. maxwelli (Distant, 1885) Mergui, Myanmar, southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo, Bangka
- A. e. adonias (Hewitson, 1862) Java
- A. e. caesarion Fruhstorfer, 1914 Sumatra
- A. e. aristomachus Fruhstorfer, 1914 Palawan
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Arhopala eumolphus.
- Savela, Markku, ed. (December 25, 2018). "Arhopala eumolphusCramer, [1780])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (2001). "Genus Arhopala (Plate D)". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on October 6, 2001 – via Internet Archive. With images.
Cited references
- ^ Isaac Kehimkar (2008) The Book of Indian Butterflies, Bombay Natural History Society, Oxford University Press
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