Arhopala ormistoni, the Ormiston's oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly.[1] It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. ormistoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala ormistoni (Hewitson, 1862)
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Description edit
Male both upperside wings uniformly violet blue.Female upperside uniformly brown. Below both sexes light grey brown conspicuously whitened.
References edit
- ^ "Arhopala ormistoni Riley, 1920". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka". slendemics. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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