Arhopala argentea

Arhopala argentea, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1888. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is found in Celebes and the Philippines.[2]

Arhopala argentea
male, female, set specimens, Indonesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. argentea
Binomial name
Arhopala argentea

Subspecies

Arhopala argentea verityae holotype, in the Natural History Museum, London
  • A. a. argentea Celebes
  • A. a. boordi Tennent & Rawlins, 2010
  • A. a. verityae Tennent & Rawlins, 2010
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References

  1. Staudinger, O. 1888 Exotische Tagfalter in sysmatischer Reihenfolge mit Berücksichtigung neuer Arten in Staudinger, O. & Schatz, E.1884–1888. Exotische Schmetterlinge 1. Exotische Tagfalter (1) Beschreibungen. [6], 333 pp. (2) Abbildungen. [4] 100 pls. Fürth
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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