Arhopala belphoebe is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Doherty in 1889. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Assam and Peninsular Malaya). The subspecies A. b. cowani Corbet, 1941 is described from Malaya.
| Arhopala belphoebe | |
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| Arhopala belphoebe from original description. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. belphoebe
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| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala belphoebe | |
It was described from a bad specimen; the whole proximal portion of the hindwing,as well as the forewing are violettish blue. Under surface pale brown, with a violet gloss, nearly all the markings composed of ring-shaped circles filled with a slightly darker colour. A somewhat doubtful species which is compared with agesias in the original description, though other authors do not find any resemblance. [2]
References edit
- ^ Doherty, W. 1889. On certain Lycaenidae from Lower Tenasserim. J. asiat. Soc. Beng. 58(4): 409–440, pl.23
- ^ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
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External links edit
Wikispecies has information related to Arhopala belphoebe.
- Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.