Arhopala epimete

Arhopala epimete, the violetdisc oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Otto Staudinger in 1889.[2] It is found in Southeast Asia (Borneo, Palawan, Burma, Mergui, Langkawi, Peninsular Malaya and Sumatra).[3][4]

Arhopala epimete
From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. epimete
Binomial name
Arhopala epimete
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia epimete Staudinger, 1889
  • Arhopala duessa Doherty, 1889
  • Arhopala suedas Corbet, 1941

Subspecies
  • Arhopala epimete epimete (Borneo, Palawan)
  • Arhopala epimete duessa Doherty, 1889 (southern Burma, Mergui, Langkawi)
  • Arhopala epimete suedas Corbet, 1941 (Peninsular Malaysia, possibly Sumatra)
  • Arhopala epimete magindana Osada, 1987 (Philippines: north-eastern Mindanao)

References
  1. Staudinger, O., 1889. Lepidopteren der Insel Palawan. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift (Iris) 2(1): 3-180, pls. 1, 2.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Arhopala epimete (Staudinger, 1889)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  3. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
  4. Eliot, J. N. 1992. With plates by D'Abrera, in Corbet & Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula 4th Edn. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur
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