Arhopala bazalus
Appearance
Powdered oakblue | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Arhopala |
Species: | A. bazalus
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Binomial name | |
Arhopala bazalus (Hewitson, 1852)
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Synonyms | |
Amblypodia bazalus Hewitson, 1862 |
Arhopala bazalus, the powdered oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Burma, mainland China, India (Assam and Sikkim), Indochina, Japan, the Philippines, and Taiwan.
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Underside of male powdered oakblue in Japan.
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Topside of subspecies (Arhopala bazalus turbata) in Taiwan
External links
- Asahi Correctly determined photos of A. bazalus from the Philippines
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