Arhopala halmaheira
Species of butterfly
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Arhopala halmaheira is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was discovered by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. It is found in Halmahera. This species is monotypic.[1][2]
| Arhopala halmaheira | |
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| Male (left) and female (right) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. halmaheira |
| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala halmaheira Bethune-Baker, 1904 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Narathura halmaheira | |
Description
The male's wings are blue on the top side, with a black border on the edges that is 1-2.5 millimeters in thickness. The female's top side is a lighter shade of blue and has a 7-millimeter thick black border. Both sexes' wings have a dark brown, purple-tinged underside, with white edges on the darker markings.[3][4]