Arhopala aroa
Species of butterfly
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Arhopala aroa is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. aroa |
| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala aroa | |
Description
Of this rather small species [forewing 19-21mm. ] there are specimens known with and without tails; probably the very fine small tails are easily lost in capturing the insect. Similar to selta, easily discernible by the light brown under surface and the narrow black margins above.[4] female purplish blue, dark border tapering to tornus. [5] [6]
Subspecies
- A. a. aroa Peninsular Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Basilan
- A. a. esava Corbet, 1941 Burma, Mergui, Thailand
- A. a. pryeri Butler, 1892 Borneo
