Arhopala elopura

Species of butterfly

Arhopala elopura

From the Cassidy collection
From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Lycaenidae
Genus:  | Arhopala
Species:  |

A. elopura

Binomial name
Arhopala elopura

H. H. Druce, 1894[1]

Synonyms

* Arhopala dama Swinhoe, [1911]

Arhopala elopura, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1894.[2][3] It is found in Southeast Asia (Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Mergui, Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina).[4][5][6]

## Description[edit]

Under surface light earth-brown, the transverse markings only traceable as faint light comma-shaped streaks; in each of the 4 discal cells a small dark spot. Upper surface dark blue,distally more glaring, towards the base darker and of a more violet tint. [7]

## Subspecies[edit]

* Arhopala elopura elopura (Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia)
* Arhopala elopura dama Swinhoe, [1911] (Langkawi, Mergui, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina)[8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Druce, H. H. (1894). "Note on a species of Lampides, recently described by Mr. de Nicéville, and description of a new Arhopala from Borneo". The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 30: 9-10.
2. ^ Savela, Markku (December 25, 2018). "Arhopala elopura Druce, 1894". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
3. ^ "ADW: Arhopala elopura: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
4. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
5. ^ Eliot, J. N. (1992). With plates by D'Abrera, in Corbet & Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. 4th Edn. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
6. ^ "Arhopala Elopura-> Definition, Images, Videos and Details". KOLs Key Opinion Leaders. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ "Butterflies >> Lycaenidae >> Arhopala elopura dama | samuibutterflies.com". www.samuibutterflies.com. Retrieved 2023-02-05.

Wikispecies has information related to Arhopala elopura.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q13394517
* Wikispecies: Arhopala elopura
* BioLib: 644580
* CoL: GKZX
* EoL: 257471
* GBIF: 1926967
* iNaturalist: 880746
* IRMNG: 11286766
* LepIndex: 195460
* NCBI: 1401842

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