Arhopala eurisus

Arhopala eurisus
	From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. eurisus
Binomial name
	Arhopala eurisus; H. H. Druce, 1891
Synonyms
	Arhopala eurissus var. tindali Ribbe, 1899;

Arhopala eurisus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1891. It is found in the Australasian realm (St. Matthias island group, Bismarck Archipelago, Witu Island, Solomon Islands and the New Hebrides).^[2] It is recognisable by the lighter and more silvery tint of the upper surface in both sexes; otherwise rather similar to philander.^[3]

Subspecies

Arhopala eurisus eurisus
Arhopala eurisus tovesi Tennent, 1999 (Solomon Islands)

References

^ Druce, H. H. 1891 On the Lycaenidae of the Solomon Islands Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891 (3): 357-373, pl. 31-32
^ D'Abrera, B. 1977. Butterflies of the Australian Region, edn 2. 415 pp. Lansdowne, Melbourne.
^ 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.

External links

Savela, Markku (December 25, 2018). "Arhopala eurisus Druce, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

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[1] Druce, H. H. 1891 On the Lycaenidae of the Solomon Islands Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891 (3): 357-373, pl. 31-32

[2] D'Abrera, B. 1977. Butterflies of the Australian Region, edn 2. 415 pp. Lansdowne, Melbourne.

[3] 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.

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