''Arhopala anarte'', the magnificent oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the

lycaenid 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 ...

family described by

William Chapman Hewitson William Chapman Hewitson (9 January 1806, in Newcastle upon Tyne – 28 May 1878, in Oatlands Park, Surrey) was a British naturalist. A wealthy collector, Hewitson was particularly devoted to Coleoptera (beetles) and Lepidoptera (butterflies ...

in 1862. It is found in

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(Manipur, Burma, Assam, Peninsular Malaya, Thailand, Borneo, Sumatra and Java). Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175

Subspecies

*''Arhopala anarte anarte'' (Assam to Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Borneo, Sumatra, possibly Palawan) *''Arhopala anarte auzea'' de Nicéville,

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Gallery

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References

External links

"''Arhopala'' Boisduval, 1832"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''. Retrieved June 7, 2017. Arhopala Butterflies described in 1862 Butterflies of Asia Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson {{Theclinae-stub