Aphantopus arvensis
Aphantopus arvensis is a butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the browns family. The species was first described by Charles Oberthur in 1876. It is endemic to western and central China.
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| Aphantopus arvensis in Seitz (45g) | |
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Description from Seitz
A. arvensis Oberth. (45g). Similar to the preceding [A. maculosa]; forewing on both sides as a rule with but 2 eye-spots, which are unequal in size. Ocelli of both wings partly pupilled also above. From West China: Mupin, Wa-shan. etc. — The form campana Leech [A. a. campana Leech, 1892], from Ta-tsien-lu is darker above and has much smaller ocelli, On the underside of the hindwing there is a white spot before the costal ocellus and the white distal band which interrupts the chain of ocelli is lighter and more prominent. In May and June.[2]
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References
- Oberthür, 1876 Espèces nouvelles de Lépidopterès recueillis en Chine par M. l'abbé A. David / Lépidoptères nouveaux de la Chine Études d'Entomologie. 2: 13-34, pl. 1-4
- Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
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