Arhopala varro
| Upright-band oakblue | |
|---|---|
| subspecies selama (bottom right) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Theclinae |
| Tribe: | Arhopalini |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. varro
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| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala varro Fruhstorfer, 1914
| |
| Synonyms | |
|
Narathura varro | |
Arhopala varro, the upright-band oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was discovered by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1914. It is found in South-east Asia excluding Indonesia and the Philippines.[1][2]
Description
The upperside is sky-blue (in selama) or bluish white (in varro). The black border on the upperside is 2 millimeters wide, broadening to 3 millimeters. Its tail is millimeters long.[3] The underside is hair-brown, with the markings prominently outlined with white.[4]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized-
- Arhopala varro varro (Evans, 1925) - Thailand, Laos and Cambodia[5]
- Arhopala varro selama (Eliot, 1959) - Malaysia[6]
References
- ^ "Arhopala varro". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "Arhopala". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ Natural History Museum (London). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. London Natural History Museum Library. Andover : Intercept.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ Entomologischer Verein "Iris" zu Dresden (1902). Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris. Smithsonian Libraries. Berlin : R. Friedländer.
- ^ "Arhopala varro varro". yutaka.it-n.jp. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "Arhopala varro selama". yutaka.it-n.jp. Retrieved 2025-04-02.