Arhopala cleander: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Genus
Arhopala
Species
Arhopala cleander
Scientific Name
Arhopala cleander

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Arhopala cleander

Arhopala cleander is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It was described by Cajetan Felder in 1860. It is found in Southeast Asia (Buru, Ambon, Serang, Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Burma, Thailand, Sulawesi, Banggai and Selajar).

The species is dark [blue]. A characteristic feature is the very much widened metallic spot before the little tail. The upper surface is [sometimes] of a glaring violettish blue, in specimens from Singapore somewhat darker.

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Arhopala cleander in languages:

English
Large Mergui Oakblue
Thai
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Arhopala cleander
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Arhopala cleander
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Arhopala cleander
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Arhopala cleander
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Arhopala cleander
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Arhopala cleander
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Arhopala cleander
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Arhopala cleander
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Arhopala cleander
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Arhopala cleander
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