Arhopala ace, or Tytler's dull oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It was described by Charles Lionel Augustus de Nicéville in 1893 and is found in Southeast Asia and Northeast India (Manipur, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra and Borneo).[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. ace
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| Arhopala ace de Nicéville, [1893][1]
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Description edit
In the male distinguished by a narrower black margin of the forewing which also shows a different blue. Beneath similar to agrata but the postmedian band of the forewing is much broader and beneath the 4th spot distinctly broken, whereas in agrata it is uniformly continued. Expanse of wings; 46 to 55 mm. [3]
Subspecies edit
- Arhopala ace ace (Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo)
- Arhopala ace arata Tytler, 1915 (Manipur, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam)
Etymology edit
The English name honours Harry Tytler.
References edit
- ^ de Nicéville, C. [1893] On new and little-known butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 7 (3) : 322-357, pl. H-J
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
- ^ 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 ace.
- "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
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