Arhopala halmaheira

Arhopala halmaheira
Male (left) and female (right)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. halmaheira
Binomial name
Arhopala halmaheira
Synonyms

Narathura halmaheira

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]

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Arhopala". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  2. ↑ "Arhopala halmaheira - Wikispecies". species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  3. ↑ The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Smithsonian Libraries. London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. 1840.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ↑ Natural History Museum (London). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. London Natural History Museum Library. Andover : Intercept.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)