Arhopala khamti

Arhopala khamti
	Arhopala khamti in Lepidoptera Indica
	Plate accompanying the original description.A. khamti is figure 5
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. khamti
Binomial name
	Arhopala khamti; Doherty, 1891

Arhopala khamti , Doherty's dull oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Doherty in 1891. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Sikkim, Assam, Thailand, Hainan).

Very dark blue with a very narrow border: upper hindwing space 6 mostly blue. Below with a black tornal lobe and a more or less black spot alongside it this with metallic scales.Very similar to Arhopala oenea.^[2]

References

^ Doherty, 1891 New and rare Indian Lycaenidae J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 60 Pt.II (1) : 32-38, pl. 1
^ 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.

External links

Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

[1] Doherty, 1891 New and rare Indian Lycaenidae J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 60 Pt.II (1) : 32-38, pl. 1

[2] 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.

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