Arhopala epimuta is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Frederic Moore in 1858.[2] It is found in Southeast Asia (Burma, Thailand, Borneo, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore and Sumatra).[3]

Arhopala epimuta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. epimuta
Binomial name
Arhopala epimuta
(Moore, [1858])[1]
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia epimuta Moore, [1858]
  • Arhopala epiala Corbet, 1941
  • Amblypodia elsiei Evans, [1925]

epimutais very similar to atosia above and beneath, but it is said to differ in the absence of the small tail of the hindwing.[4] The male is shining pale blue, turning violet towards the apex.

Subspecies

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  • Arhopala epimuta epimuta (Borneo)
  • Arhopala epimuta epiala Corbet, 1941 (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra)
  • Arhopala epimuta elsiei Evans, [1925] (Burma, Thailand)

References

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  1. ^ Moore, F., [1858]. in Moore, F. & Horsfield, T. Catalogue of the lepidopterous insects in the Museum of the Honourable East India Company 1 i-v, 1-14, 17-278, i-iv, 1-11; pls 1-12, 1a-6a. London
  2. ^ "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  3. ^ Eliot, J. N. 1992. With plates by D'Abrera, in Corbet & Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula 4th Edn. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur
  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.