Arhopala lata
Appearance
Arhopala lata | |
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Arhopala lata male/female, Halmaheira. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Arhopala |
Species: | A. lata
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Binomial name | |
Arhopala lata |
Arhopala lata, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Harry Evans in 1957. It is found in the Australasian realm where it is endemic to Halmahera.
Description
[edit]Upperside very similar to Arhopala meander. Below dark purple-brown, markings very broad, with, uniquely, a spot at the base of space 6
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]Wikispecies has information related to Arhopala lata.
- Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.