Arhopala ocrida, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is endemic to the Philippines.[2] Subspecies A. ocrida cionnii is described from the Sula Islands.[3]

Arhopala ocrida
Arhopala ocrida male, from original description
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. ocrida
Binomial name
Arhopala ocrida
(Hewitson, 1869)[1]

Description

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A. ocrida Hew. (150 B e) is at once discernible by the very intensely glossy green upper surface, where the black marginal band of the hindwing is very broad at the apex and tapers off analwards, almost ending at the small tail; but according to Semper these characters are somewhat variable, so that the species sometimes resembles the exterior of corinda (150 e).[4]

References

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  1. ^ Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. ^ Schröder, H. & Treadaway, C.G., 1994: Arhopala ocrida cionnii n. subsp. vom südlichen Sulu-Archipel (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Entomologische Zeitschrift, 104: 51–54.
  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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