Arhopala agesilaus is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Otto Staudinger in 1889. It is found in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Mergui, Bangka, Borneo and the Philippines).[1]

Arhopala agesilaus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. agesilaus
Binomial name
Arhopala agesilaus
(Staudinger, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia agesilaus Staudinger, 1889
  • Arhopala gesa Corbet, 1941
  • Narathura agesilaus philippa Evans, 1957
Arhopala agesilaus, kurzi and other Arhopala Malaya, Wilcocks collection

Beneath similar to Arhopala kurzi, but of a somewhat lighter ground-colour, with a more coherent postmedian band of the hindwing. Above distinguished by the much broader black margin also in the male, where it is about 3 mm broad. [2]

Subspecies

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  • Arhopala agesilaus agesilaus (Borneo)
  • Arhopala agesilaus gesa Corbet, 1941 (Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Langkawi, Mergui, Bangka)
  • Arhopala agesilaus philippa (Evans, 1957) (Mindanao, Mindoro)

References

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  1. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
  2. ^ 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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