Arhopala baluensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. baluensis
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| Arhopala baluensis Bethune-Baker, 1904 [1]
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Arhopala baluensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Borneo).[2]
The male is dark blue with a dark border 1/mm wide. The female is shining purple-blue, border 3 mm. at apex to I or 2 mm. at dorsum and on the hindwing. [3]
References[edit]
- ^ Bethune-Baker,G.T. 1904 On three new species of Arhopala. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7)14: 233–236
- ^ Seki, Y, Takanami,Y.and Otsuka, K 1991. Butterflies of Borneo Vol. 2, No. 1. Lycaenidae. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo
- ^ Evans, W.H. 1957. A revision of the Arhopala group of oriental lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 5(3): 85–141
External links[edit]
Wikispecies has information related to Arhopala baluensis.
- Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.