| Arhopala chamaeleona | |
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| From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. chamaeleona |
| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala chamaeleona Bethune-Baker, 1903 | |
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Arhopala chamaeleona is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1903. It is found in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms.
Description
Both wings deep metallic green, shading to brown in some lights.Hindwing being green almost to the margin. Below, uniform brown, no white areas: hindwing under with well-developed tornal metallic scaling. Form restricta Above, brown-black, forewings violet-blue on basal 3/4 }}
Subspecies
- A. c. chamaeleona (Biak, Noemfoor, Jobi, New Guinea)
- A. c. rileyi Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (Serang)
- A. c. mizunumai (Hayashi, 1978) (Philippines: Leyte, Samar, Mindanao, Marinduque)
- A. c. maputi (Takanami, 1984) (Philippines: Marinduque)
- A. c. susyae Tennent & Rawlins, 2010 (Moluccas)
References
- Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1903. A new species of Arhopala from British New Guinea. Ent. mon. Mag. 39: 217.
- Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1903. A new species of Arhopala from British New Guinea. Ent. mon. Mag. 39: 217.
- D'Abrera, B. 1977. Butterflies of the Australian Region, edn 2. 415 pp. Lansdowne, Melbourne.
External links
- "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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