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Arhopala kurzi

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Arhopala kurzi
Arhopala kurzi in Rhopalocera Malayana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. kurzi
Binomial name
Arhopala kurzi
(Distant 1885).[1]

Arhopala kurzi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1885. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Peninsular Malaya).

kurzi and other Arhopala Malaya, Wilcocks collection

A. kurzi above entirely resembles a small Arhopala inornata and likewise exhibits the marking in the marginal area of the forewing beneath almost entirely extinct, but the colouring of the under surface is much darker, of a deep bark-coloured brown. [2]

References

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  1. ^ Distant, W. L., 1882-1886. Rhopalocera Malayana. 16 + 481pp., 41pls. London.
  2. ^ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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