Arhopala aberrans, the pale bush blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Lionel de Niceville in 1889. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is recorded in Sikkim, Assam, Burma and China.[2][3]

Arhopala aberrans
Arhopala aberrans from original description.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. aberrans
Binomial name
Arhopala aberrans

Description

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Seitz- Very like Arhopala birmana In that species the postmedian band on the forewing beneath is still coherent, whereas in the larger form aberrans Nic. (150 B d) it is interrupted in the centre. In this form from Tenasserim the female has also much more white in the disc of the forewing above. The male is above violettish-blue with a broader or narrower black margin.[4]

References

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  1. ^ de Nicéville [1889]. On new or little known butterflies from the Indian Region J. Asiatic Soc. Beng. 57(II)(4): 273–293, pls. 13, 14.
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. ^ D'Abrera, B., 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne
  4. ^ 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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