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'''''Arhopala aedias''''', the large metallic oakblue,<ref>P Ek-Amnuay, Butterflies of Thailand, 2nd edition 2012</ref> is a [[species]] of [[butterfly]] belonging to the [[Lycaenidae|lycaenid]] family described by [[William Chapman Hewitson]] in 1862. It is found in [[Southeast Asia]] (Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Bangka, Nias, Borneo and the Philippines).<ref>D'Abrera, B. 1977. ''Butterflies of the Australian Region'', edn 2. 415 pp. Lansdowne, Melbourne.</ref>
'''''Arhopala aedias''''', the large metallic oakblue,<ref>P Ek-Amnuay, Butterflies of Thailand, 2nd edition 2012</ref> is a [[species]] of [[butterfly]] belonging to the [[Lycaenidae|lycaenid]] family described by [[William Chapman Hewitson]] in 1862. It is found in [[Southeast Asia]] (Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Bangka, Nias, Borneo and the Philippines).<ref>D'Abrera, B. 1977. ''Butterflies of the Australian Region'', edn 2. 415 pp. Lansdowne, Melbourne.</ref>
[[Image:ArhopalaAedias 684 3 Knight.png|thumb|230px|left]]
[[Image:ArhopalaAedias 684 3 Knight.png|thumb|230px|left|Illustration by [[Horace Knight]] in ''Fauna of British India'']]
This species is in the male above magnificently lustrous light blue with a
This species is in the male above magnificently lustrous light blue with a
slight violet reflection; easily recognizable also by the under surface where the postmedian band of the forewing is divided into 2 oblique, almost parallel demi-bands. In the hindwing the same band is not interrupted, but
slight violet reflection; easily recognizable also by the under surface where the postmedian band of the forewing is divided into 2 oblique, almost parallel demi-bands. In the hindwing the same band is not interrupted, but

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Arhopala aedias
Figure 36 in Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. aedias
Binomial name
Arhopala aedias
(Hewitson, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia aedias Hewitson, 1862
  • Amblypodia yendava Grose-Smith, 1887
  • Arhopala meritatas Corbet, 1941
  • Arhopala agnis C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Arhopala agnis hagius Fruhstorfer, 1914
  • Arhopala agnis soter Fruhstorfer, 1914
  • Arhopala agnis sphetys Fruhstorfer, 1914
  • Amblypodia oenotria Hewitson, 1869

Arhopala aedias, the large metallic oakblue,[2] is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in Southeast Asia (Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Bangka, Nias, Borneo and the Philippines).[3]

Illustration by Horace Knight in Fauna of British India

This species is in the male above magnificently lustrous light blue with a slight violet reflection; easily recognizable also by the under surface where the postmedian band of the forewing is divided into 2 oblique, almost parallel demi-bands. In the hindwing the same band is not interrupted, but very irregularly edged. The species has long tails. [4]


Subspecies

  • Arhopala aedias aedias (Java)
  • Arhopala aedias yendava (Grose-Smith, 1887) (Burma: Karen Hills, Yendaw Valley, Ataran)
  • Arhopala aedias meritatas Corbet, 1941 (Mergui, southern Burma, Langkawi)
  • Arhopala aedias agnis C. & R. Felder, [1865] (Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Bangka, Nias, Borneo)
  • Arhopala aedias oenotria (Hewitson, 1869) (Mindanao)

References

  1. ^ Hewitson, 1862 Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum
  2. ^ P Ek-Amnuay, Butterflies of Thailand, 2nd edition 2012
  3. ^ D'Abrera, B. 1977. Butterflies of the Australian Region, edn 2. 415 pp. Lansdowne, Melbourne.
  4. ^ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.