Arhopala barami is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1903.[2] It is found in Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Burma, Mergui, Thailand and Borneo).[3]

Arhopala barami
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. barami
Binomial name
Arhopala barami
Synonyms
  • Arhopala penanga Corbet, 1941

Description

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The male is more dark blue than lilac and has a black distal margin being in some places rather broad (as much as 4 mm). On the under surface the bands and spots are very regular, the postmedian band of the forewing is only slightly strangulated in the centre, in contrast with [related forms]. Female lighter more violettish-blue; behind the cell from the costa a black spot penetrates into the blue.[4]

Subspecies

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  • Arhopala barami barami (Borneo)
  • Arhopala barami woodii Ollenbach, 1921 (southern Burma, Mergui, southern Thailand)
  • Arhopala barami penanga Corbet, 1941 (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore)

References

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  1. ^ Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1903. A revision of the Amblypodia group of butterflies of the family Lycaenidae. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 17(1): 3–164, 5 pls.
  2. ^ "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  3. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
  4. ^ 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.