Arhopala ocrida

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. ocrida
Binomial name
Arhopala ocrida
(Hewitson, 1869)[1]

References

  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.
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