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

Arhopala allata
A. a. allata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. allata
Binomial name
Arhopala allata
(Staudinger, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia allata Staudinger, 1889
  • Arhopala pandora Corbet, 1941

A. allata Stgr. is distinguished from anamuta by the much broader black distal margin in both wings of the male and female. The upper surface of the male is deep dark brown with a violet reflection; so dark that the marginal band of 2% mm width only contrasts with the almost black ground-colour in a certain light.Female dark bluish-violet, both wings very broadly margined with black. On the under surface the only essential difference from anamuta is the much narrower postmedian band of the forewing and the straighter course of it in the hindwing of allata.[1]

Subspecies

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  • A. a. allata (Staudinger, 1889) (Palawan, Mindanao)
  • A. a. atarana (Tytler, 1926) (Burma, Shan States, Ataran)
  • A. a. suffusa (Tytler, 1915) - previously Amblypodia suffusa, commonly known as Tytler's rosy oakblue (Manipur)
  • A. a. pandora Corbet, 1941 (Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra)
  • A. a. evandra Corbet (Borneo)
  • A. a. pambihira (Takanami, 1982) (Philippines)

References

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  1. ^ 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.