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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Speciesbox Arhopala silhetensis, the Sylhet oakblue, (sometimes placed in Amblypodia)[1] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862.

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Female

Description

Male forewing 25 mm., bright shining blue, border 1 mm.Female lighter blue, border 4 mm. Below somewhat ochreous brown, no purple wash. Above very similar to Arhopala malayica [now subspecies upper surface lilac-blue colour margined with black, the under-surface exhibits all the spots dark and distinct.The female has a broad black costal margin and distal margin], but easily discernible by the reduction of the marking beneath, where the spots in the forewing are almost obsolete and the submarginal band is only represented by a nebulous stripe]. The female is not unlike that of Arhopala eumolphus, but easily distinguishable by the blue colouring above and the less lustrous under surface. [2] [3]

Subspecies

  • A. s. silhetensis Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Burma, Mergui, Thailand, ?Indo China
  • A. s. adorea ‘de Nicéville, 1890 Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo
  • A. s. fundania Fruhstorfer, 1914 Java
  • A. s. malayica Bethune-Baker, 1903 Philippines, Java?
  • A. s. philippina (Hayashi, 1981)Philippines (Mindanao)


Range in India

The butterfly occurs in India from Sikkim onto north Myanmar, and, from Karens to south Myanmar. [4]

Status

The species is considered rare.[4]

See also

Cited references

  1. Шаблон:LepIndex
  2. Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln Шаблон:PD-notice
  3. D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne.
  4. 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite book

References

External links

Шаблон:Taxonbar


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