Arhopala moolaiana

Arhopala moolaiana or pale yellow oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1879. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

Arhopala moolaiana
Arhopala moolaiana in Bethune Baker (fig. 6 male)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. moolaiana
Binomial name
Arhopala moolaiana
( Moore, [1879])[1]

Subspecies

  • A. m. moolaiana Burma (Tavoy, Tenasserim, Ataran, Karen Hills)
  • A. m. maya (Evans, 1932) Mergui, Thailand
  • A. m. yajuna Corbet, 1941 Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Borneo
  • A. m. klossi Corbet, 1941 Siberut, Sipora, Pagi

References

  1. [1879]. A list of the Lepidopterous insects collected by Mr. Ossian Limborg in Upper Tenasserim with descriptions of new species. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(4): 821–859, pls 51-53
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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