Arhopala khamti , Doherty's dull oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Doherty in 1891. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Sikkim, Assam, Thailand, Hainan).

Arhopala khamti
Arhopala khamti in Lepidoptera Indica
Plate accompanying the original description.A. khamti is figure 5
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. khamti
Binomial name
Arhopala khamti

Very dark blue with a very narrow border: upper hindwing space 6 mostly blue. Below with a black tornal lobe and a more or less black spot alongside it this with metallic scales.Very similar to Arhopala oenea.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Doherty, 1891 New and rare Indian Lycaenidae J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 60 Pt.II (1) : 32-38, pl. 1
  2. ^ 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.
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