Arhopala belphoebe

Arhopala belphoebe is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Doherty in 1889. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Assam and Peninsular Malaya).[2] The subspecies A. b. cowani Corbet, 1941 is described from Malaya.

Arhopala belphoebe
Arhopala belphoebe from original description.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. belphoebe
Binomial name
Arhopala belphoebe
(Doherty, 1889) [1]

References

  1. Doherty, W. 1889. On certain Lycaenidae from Lower Tenasserim. J. asiat. Soc. Beng. 58(4): 409–440, pl.23
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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