Arhopala horsfieldi is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Southeast Asia (see subspecies section).

Arhopala horsfieldi
A. h. basiviridis Female
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. horsfieldi
Binomial name
Arhopala horsfieldi
(Pagenstecher, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia horsfieldi Pagenstecher, 1890
  • Narathura horsfieldi (Pagenstecher, 1890)
  • Arhopala eurysthenes Fruhstorfer, 1914
  • Arhopala basiviridis de Nicéville, 1891

Description

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At once discernible from the preceding [related] forms by the broad, proximally irregularly radiating blackish-brown margin of the forewing, being also exhibited in the male the wings of which show a somewhat darker green than the forms of aurea which they resemble somewhat on the under surface excepting the differences in the marking which are to be seen from our figures. The female is like the male but the golden green colour above is replaced by a violettish blue, and the total colouring beneath is somewhat lighter.[1]

Subspecies

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A. h. basiviridis Male
 
A. h. basiviridis Courvoisier Collection, Basel

Etymology

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The name honours Thomas Horsfield.

References

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  1. ^ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.