Arhopala borneensis, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1896. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is endemic to Borneo.[2][3]

Arhopala borneensis
Arhopala borneensis, male, from original description by Bethune-Baker in Druce, 1896.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. borneensis
Binomial name
Arhopala borneensis

Seitz - "boreensis B.-Bak. (149 d, e) is probably only an alpine form of Arhopala aurea, from the Kina Bala, with an entirely dull-marked under surface which in the Sumatran form: trogon Dist. [ now species Arhopala trogon (Distant, 1884) ] flying also in Malacca shows a beautiful violet reflection"[4]

References

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  1. ^ Bethune-Baker in Druce, 1896; Druce, 1896 Further Contributions to our Knowledge of the Bornean Lycaenidae Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 (3) : 650-683, pl. 29-31.
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. ^ Seki, Y, Takanami,Y.and Otsuka, K 1991. Butterflies of Borneo Vol. 2, No. 1. Lycaenidae. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo
  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.
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