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Arhopala vihara

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Arhopala vihara
Arhopala vihara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. vihara
Binomial name
Arhopala vihara
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia vihara C. & R. Felder, 1860
  • Arhopala hirava Corbet, 1941

Arhopala vihara, the Large Spotted Oakblue, is a species of[2] butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by (Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. It is found in Southeast Asia (Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Natuna, Borneo, Nias, Mergui, Langkawi, Pagi Island).[3][4]

Subspecies

  • Arhopala vihara vihara (Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Natuna, Borneo, possibly Nias)
  • Arhopala vihara hirava Corbet, 1941 (southern Burma, Mergui, Langkawi)
  • Arhopala vihara pagia Corbet, 1941 (northern Pagi Island)

References

  1. ^ Felder, C. and Felder, R., 1860. Lepidoptera nova in peninsula Malayica collecta diagnosibus instructa. Wien ent. Monats. 4(12): 394-402.
  2. ^ Liew, Nl (2014-06-16). "The Forested Path (and Beyond): BUTTERFLIES of RAUB: The Large Spotted Oakblue, Arhopala vihara vihara (C. & R. Felder)". The Forested Path (and Beyond). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
  4. ^ 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.