''Arhopala allata'' is a butterfly of the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...
. It is found in
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...
(see subspecies section).
Subspecies
* ''A. a. allata''
(Staudinger, 1889) (Palawan, Mindanao)
* ''A. a. atarana''
(Tytler, 1926) (Burma, Shan States, Ataran)
* ''
A. a. suffusa''
(Tytler, 1915) - previously ''Amblypodia suffusa'', commonly known as Tytler's rosy oakblue (Manipur)
* ''A. a. pandora''
Corbet, 1941 (Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra)
* ''A. a. evandra''
Corbet (Borneo)
* ''A. a. pambihira''
(Takanami, 1982) (Philippines)
Arhopala
Butterflies of Borneo
Butterflies of Asia
Taxa named by Otto Staudinger
Butterflies described in 1889
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