Arhopala horsfieldi

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Arhopala horsfieldi
Arhhorsf.jpg
A. h. basiviridis Female
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. horsfieldi
Binomial name
Arhopala horsfieldi
(Pagenstecher, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia horsfieldi Pagenstecher, 1890
  • Narathura horsfieldi (Pagenstecher, 1890)
  • Arhopala eurysthenes Fruhstorfer, 1914
  • Arhopala basiviridis de Nicéville, 1891

Arhopala horsfieldi is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Southeast Asia (see subspecies section).

Subspecies[]

A. h. basiviridis Male
A. h. basiviridis Courvoisier Collection, Basel

Etymology[]

The name honours Thomas Horsfield.


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