Arhopala irregularis

Species of butterfly

Arhopala irregularis

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

A. irregularis

Binomial name
Arhopala irregularis

Bethune-Baker, 1903[1]

Arhopala irregularis  is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1903. It is found in Sulawesi and Banggai in the Australasian realm.[2]

## Description

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irregularisis similar to the preceding species, but considerably larger, the marking beneath also very irregular, though not so variegated as in abseus; the male above has a broader dark marginal band and a very dark blue on the upper surface.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Bethune-Baker, 1903 A Revision of the Amblypodia Group of Butterflies of the Family Lycaenidae Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 17 (1) : 1-164, pl. 1-5
2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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 irregularis.

* Arhopala at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Taxon identifiers

Arhopala irregularis|

* Wikidata: Q13394553
* Wikispecies: Arhopala irregularis
* BioLib: 644459
* CoL: GL2L
* GBIF: 1927169
* iNaturalist: 992716
* IRMNG: 10703891
* LepIndex: 195512
* Open Tree of Life: 3139758

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