Arhopala ijanensis

Species of butterfly

Arhopala ijanensis

Arhopala ijanensis in Bethune-Baker, 1903 A Revision of the Amblypodia Group Fig 28
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Lycaenidae
Genus:  | Arhopala
Species:  |

A. ijanensis

Binomial name
Arhopala ijanensis

Bethune-Baker, 1897[1]

Arhopala ijanensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1897. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Mergui, and Langkawi).[2]

Easily recognized by the smalt blue upper surface, and the under surface being bright dark brown on a light ochreous-brown ground.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Bethune -Baker, 1897 Four new Species of Arhopala Ent. mon. Mag. 33 : 202-205 .
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ 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.

## External links

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Wikispecies has information related to Arhopala ijanensis.

* Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

Taxon identifiers

Arhopala ijanensis|

* Wikidata: Q21238120
* Wikispecies: Arhopala ijanensis
* BioLib: 622223