Arhopala trogon
| Arhopala trogon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Theclinae |
| Tribe: | Arhopalini |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. trogon |
| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala trogon Distant, 1884 | |
| Synonyms | |
| Panchala trogon | |
Arhopala trogon, the green-suffused oakblue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was discovered by William Lucas Distant in 1884. It is found in West Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo.[1]
Description
Males are bright metallic emerald green on the upper side with the exception of the abdomen which is chocolate brown in colour. The underside is purplish-brown. The wingspan is 36 millimetres.[2]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognised-[3]
- Arhopala trogon perelegans
- Arhopala trogon trogon
References
- ^ "Green-suffused Oakblue (Arhopala trogon)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Smithsonian Libraries. London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. 1840.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Arhopala". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 2025-03-30.