Arhopala myrzala
Arhopala myrzala Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. myrzala
Binomial name
Arhopala myrzala
(Hewitson, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia myrzala Hewitson, 1869
  • Arhopala conjuncta Corbet, 1941
  • Arhopala lammas Corbet, 1941

Arhopala myrzala is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

A. myrzala Hew. is distinguished from all the other species by the [undersidae] distinct though fine ring-marking on the deep dark red-brown ground-colour.

Subspecies

  • A. m. myrzala (Philippines: Mindanao)
  • A. m. conjuncta Corbet, 1941 (Langkawi)
  • A. m. lammas Corbet, 1941 (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo)

References

  1. ↑ Hewitson, 1869 Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1)
  2. ↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9


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