''Arhopala'' is a very large

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

gossamer-winged butterflies 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 butterfly ...

(Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English language, English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in p ...

Arhopalini The Arhopalini are a rather small tribe of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Genera As not all Theclinae have been assigned to tribes, the following list of genera is preliminary: * ''Apporasa'' * ''Arhopala'' * ''Flos'' * '' Keraunogramm ...

. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

collectively known as oakblues. They occur from

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throughout

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south and east of the

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and the

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. Like many of their relatives, their

caterpillar Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder Sym ...

s are attended and protected by ants (

myrmecophily Myrmecophily ( , ) is the term applied to positive interspecies associations between ants and a variety of other organisms, such as plants, other arthropods, and fungi. Myrmecophily refers to mutualistic associations with ants, though in its m ...

Sexual dichromatism Sexual dimorphism is the condition where the sexes of the same animal and/or plant species exhibit different morphological characteristics, particularly characteristics not directly involved in reproduction. The condition occurs in most ani ...

is often prominent in adult oakblues.Brower (2008) The genus' delimitation versus ''

Amblypodia ''Amblypodia'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Several species formerly placed here are now in ''Arhopala'' and ''Flos'', although this placement is not necessarily definite. The remaining species of ''Amblypodia'' are: * '' ...

'' and ''

Flos ''Flos'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are commonly known as plushblues and are found in the Indomalayan realm. Species *'' Flos diardi'' (Hewitson, 1862) - shining plushblue, bifid plushblue *'' ...

'' has proven to be problematic; not all issues are resolved and the assignment of species to these genera must be considered somewhat provisional.

Systematics

As circumscribed here, this genus includes many formerly independent genera.

Junior synonym The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. * In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linna ...

s of ''Arhopala'' are: * ''Acesina'' Moore, 1884 * ''Aurea'' Evans, 1957 * ''Daranasa'' Moore, 1884 (''

lapsus In philology, a lapsus (Latin for "lapse, slip, error") is an involuntary mistake made while writing or speaking. Investigations In 1895 an investigation into verbal slips was undertaken by a philologist and a psychologist, Rudolf Meringer and K ...

'') * ''Darasana'' Moore, 1884 * "Iois" Doherty, 1899 (''

nomen nudum In taxonomy, a ''nomen nudum'' ('naked name'; plural ''nomina nuda'') is a designation which looks exactly like a scientific name of an organism, and may have originally been intended to be one, but it has not been published with an adequate descr ...

'') * ''Narathura'' Moore, 1879 * ''Nilasera'' Moore, 1881 * ''Panchala'' Moore, 1882 * ''Satadra'' Moore, 1884 The species have been provisionally sorted into groups of presumed closest relatives, but many species remain insufficiently studied even for such a preliminary assessment at present. For example, '' A. phryxus'' – the

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

used by

Jean Baptiste Boisduval Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician. He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomol ...

when he described ''Arhopala'' in 1832 – was established at the same time as and specifically for this genus. It is considered to be a valid species of unclear affiliations, but it is suspected that Boisduval's

taxon In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular nam ...

is a junior synonym of '' A. thamyras'' – the namesake of its species group – which had been described as ''Papilio thamyras'' by

Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

already in 1764.Brower (2008), and see Savela (2008) for additional references

Molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

studies have only sampled a fraction of the known diversity of oakblues, but as it seems at least some of the groups represent clades that could justifiably be treated as

subgenera In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between t ...

. It is also to be seen, however, if the genus is

monophyletic In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic gro ...

in the loose sense as used here, or would need to be split up again.

Species

Species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

are listed alphabetically, while the groups are listed in the presumed

phylogenetic In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups o ...

sequence:

''centaurus'' group (subgenus ''Nilasera'' if valid) * ''

Arhopala acron ''Arhopala acron'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in the Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some de ...

'' * ''

Arhopala adherbal ''Arhopala adherbal'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1902. It is found in the Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some defin ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1902 * ''

Arhopala admete ''Arhopala admete'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in the Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some d ...

'' (Hewitson, 1863) * ''

Arhopala aexone ''Arhopala aexone '' is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in the Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with ...

'' (Hewitson,

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* ''

Arhopala alkisthenes ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1914 * ''

Arhopala amantes ''Arhopala amantes'', the large oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterfli ...

'' – large oakblue * '' Arhopala ander'' * ''

Arhopala araxes ''Arhopala araxes'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across m ...

'' C. & R.Felder,

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/small> * ''

Arhopala azenia ''Arhopala azenia'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in the Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some d ...

'' * ''

Arhopala centaurus ''Arhopala centaurus'', the centaur oakblue or dull oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in India and southeast Asia to the Philippines. Description Image:Centaur Oakblue Nilasera centaurus at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal ...

'' – centaur oakblue, dull oakblue * ''

Arhopala eucolpis ''Arhopala eucolpis'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Theodor Franz Wilhelm Kirsch in 1877. It is found in the Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by ...

'' * ''

Arhopala eurisus ''Arhopala eurisus'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1891. It is found in the Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some de ...

'' * ''

Arhopala kirwinii ''Arhopala kiriwinii'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1903. It is found in the Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1903 * '' Arhopala leander'' (Evans, 1957) * ''

Arhopala madytus ''Arhopala madytus'', the bright oakblue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1914. It is found on New Guinea and adjacent islands ( Aru, Ambon, Waigeu, from Western New Guinea to Papua ...

'' – bright oakblue * ''

Arhopala meander ''Arhopala meander'' , the bright oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is found in the Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident w ...

'' Boisduval, 1832 * '' Arhopala micale'' * ''

Arhopala philander ''Arhopala philander'', is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found in the Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by s ...

'' C. & R.Felder,

/small> * ''

Arhopala pseudocentaurus ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' (Doubleday, 1847) * ''

Arhopala sophrosyne ''Arhopala sophrosyne'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1889. It is found in the Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some def ...

'' * ''

Arhopala styx ''Arhopala tindali'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1899. It is found on the Solomon Islands and New Britain New Britain ( tpi, Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part ...

'' * ''

Arhopala wanda ''Arhopala wanda'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Harry Evans in 1957. It is found in Wandesi, Western New Guinea Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, or Indonesian Papua, is ...

'' ''agesias'' group * ''

Arhopala agesias ''Arhopala agesias '' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known ...

'' (Hewitson, 1862) * ''

Arhopala ijanensis ''Arhopala ijanensis'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1897. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across mos ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1897 (tentatively placed here) * ''

Arhopala kinabala ''Arhopala kinabala'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1895 . It is found in Southeast Asia (Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya) Eliot, J. N. 1992. With plates by D'Abrera, in Corbe ...

'' Druce, 1895 * ''

Arhopala similis ''Arhopala similis'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1895. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as S ...

'' Druce, 1895 ''anthelus'' group (subgenus ''Narathura'' if valid) * ''

Arhopala achelous ''Arhopala achelous'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the Lycaenidae, lycaenid family that was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore and Borneo).Adalbert Seitz, Seitz, A., ...

'' (Hewitson, 1862) * ''

Arhopala antharita ''Arhopala antharita'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1894. It is found in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a lang ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1894 * ''

Arhopala anthelus ''Arhopala anthelus'', the angelus bush blue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm. Subspecies *''A. a. anthelus'' (Burma) *''A. a. anthea'' (Evans, 1925) (Mergui, southern Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos) *' ...

'' – anthelus bushblue * ''

Arhopala auxesia ''Arhopala auxesia '' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in New Guinea and Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island ...

'' * ''

Arhopala aedias ''Arhopala aedias'', the large metallic oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in Southeast Asia (Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Bangka, Nias, B ...

'' (Hewitson, 1862) (tentatively placed here) * ''

Arhopala hypomuta ''Arhopala hypomuta'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862 . It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also kno ...

'' (Hewitson, 1862) (tentatively placed here) ''camdeo'' group * ''camdeo'' subgroup * ''

Arhopala anarte ''Arhopala anarte'', the magnificent oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in Southeast Asia (Manipur, Burma, Assam, Peninsular Malaya, Thailand, Borneo, Sum ...

'' (Hewitson, 1862) – magnificent oakblue * ''

Arhopala belphoebe ''Arhopala belphoebe'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Doherty in 1889. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South a ...

'' Doherty, 1889 * ''

Arhopala camdana ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Corbet, 1941 * ''

Arhopala camdeo ''Arhopala camdeo'', the lilac oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1858. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends acros ...

'' (Moore,

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– lilac oakblue * ''

Arhopala dispar ''Arhopala dispar'' or frosted oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Norman Denbigh Riley and Edward John Godfrey in 1921. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeogr ...

'' Riley & Godfrey, 1921 * ''

Arhopala hayashihisakazui ''Arhopala hayashihisakazui'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to northeastern Luzon in the Philippines. This species is large with a forewing length of 33.5 mm and wingspan of 60 mm. This species is quite distinct ...

'' Seki & Treadaway, 2013 * ''

Arhopala hellada ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1914 * ''

Arhopala johoreana ''Arhopala johoreana'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Alexander Steven Corbet in 1941. It is found in Malaysia and on Nias Nias ( id, Pulau Nias, Nias language: ''Tanö Niha'') (sometimes called Little Sumatra in ...

'' Corbet, 1941 * ''

Arhopala opalina ''Arhopala opalina'', the opal oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Assam, Burma, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is ...

'' – opal oakblue * ''

Arhopala semperi ''Arhopala semperi '' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1896. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Borneo) and as ''A. s. russelli'' Eliot, 1962 in Peninsular Malaya. Seitz, A., 1912-1927 ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1896 * ''

Arhopala varro ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1914 * ''myrzala'' subgroup * ''

Arhopala bazaloides ''Arhopala bazaloides'', the Tamil oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia. Also known as Lycaenidae, they are members of the superfamily Papilionoidea, the true butterflies. This family has approximately 4,700 species t ...

'' – Tamil oakblue * ''

Arhopala myrzala ''Arhopala myrzala'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most o ...

'' (Hewitson, 1869) * ''

Arhopala myrzalina ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Corbet, 1941 ''oenea'' group * ''

Arhopala allata ''Arhopala allata'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. 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, whi ...

'' ** ''

Arhopala allata suffusa ''Arhopala allata suffusa'', the Tytler's rosy oakblue, sometimes placed in ''Amblypodia'', is a small subspecies of butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Range The butterfly occurs in India from Manipur across ...

'' – Tytler's rosy oakblue * ''

Arhopala khamti ''Arhopala khamti'' , Doherty's dull oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Doherty in 1891. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends ...

'' Doherty, 1891 – Khamti oakblue, Doherty's dull oakblue * ''

Arhopala oenea ''Arhopala oenea '', Hewitson's dull oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. I ...

'' (Hewitson, 1869) – Hewitson's oakblue ''epimuta'' group * ''

Arhopala atosia ''Arhopala atosia '' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as ...

'' (Hewitson,

* ''

Arhopala epimuta ''Arhopala epimuta'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Frederic Moore in 1858. It is found in Southeast Asia (Burma, Thailand, Borneo, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore and Sumatra).Eliot, J. N. 1992. With plates ...

'' (Moore,

* ''

Arhopala lurida ''Arhopala lurida '' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA ...

'' Corbet, 1941 ''amphimuta'' group * ''amphimuta'' subgroup ** ''

Arhopala alica ''Arhopala alica '' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Harry Evans in 1957. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South ...

'' (Evans, 1957) ** ''

Arhopala amphimuta ''Arhopala amphimuta'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also ...

'' (C. & R.Felder, 1860) ** ''

Arhopala avathina ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Corbet, 1941 ** ''

Arhopala baluensis ''Arhopala baluensis'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across m ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1904 ** ''

Arhopala dajagaka ''Arhopala dajagaka'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1896. It is endemic to Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1896 ** ''

Arhopala delta ''Arhopala delta'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Harry Evans in 1957. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southea ...

'' (Evans, 1957) ** ''

Arhopala inornata ''Arhopala inornata'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends acros ...

'' (C. & R.Felder, 1860) (tentatively placed here) ** ''

Arhopala kurzi ''Arhopala kurzi'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1885. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South ...

'' (Distant, 1885) ** ''

Arhopala major ''Arhopala major'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Otto Staudinger in 1889. It is found in Southeast Asia (Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Borneo, Nias, Tioman Tioman Island ( ms, Pulau Tioman) is a mukim ...

'' (Staudinger, 1889) ** ''

Arhopala moolaiana ''Arhopala moolaiana '' or pale yellow oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1879. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It exten ...

'' (Moore,

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** ''

Arhopala norda ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' (Evans, 1957) ** ''

Arhopala sceva ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1903 ** '' Arhopala stubbsi'' Eliot, 1962 ** ''

Arhopala zylda ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Corbet, 1941 * ''muta'' subgroup ** '' Arhopala moorei'' Bethune-Baker, 1896 ** ''

Arhopala muta ''Arhopala muta '' (mutal oakblue) is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and ...

'' (Hewitson, 1862) ** ''

Arhopala tropaea ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Corbet, 1941 * ''perimuta'' subgroup (subgenus ''Darasana'' if valid) ** ''

Arhopala antimuta ''Arhopala antimuta'' or small tailess oakblue is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic ...

'' C. & R.Felder,

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Arhopala metamuta ''Arhopala metamuta'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. Seki, Y, Takanami,Y.and Otsuka, K 1991. ''Butterflies of Borneo'' Vol. 2, No. 1. Lycaenidae. ...

'' (Hewitson,

** '' Arhopala perimuta'' (Moore,

– yellow-disk tailless oakblue ''agesilaus'' group * ''

Arhopala agesilaus ''Arhopala agesilaus'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Otto Staudinger in 1889. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southea ...

'' (Staudinger, 1889) * ''

Arhopala avatha ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' de Nicéville, 896/small> * ''

Arhopala democritus ''Arhopala democritus'' or white-dot oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Johann Christian Fabricius in 1793. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South- ...

'' (Fabricius, 1793) (tentatively placed here) ''alitaeus'' group * ''

Arhopala aida ''Arhopala aida'' or white-stained oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1889. It is found in Southeast Asia (Burma, Mergui, Thailand, Langkawi, Pulau Tenggol, Indochina, Hainan ...

'' de Nicéville, 1889 * ''

Arhopala alitaeus ''Arhopala alitaeus'' or purple broken-band oakblue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. 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 o ...

'' * ''

Arhopala ariana ''Arhopala ariana'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It was described by William Harry Evans in 1925.925 Year 925 ( CMXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * May 15 – Nicholas I Mystikos, twice the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantin ...

* ''

Arhopala arianaga ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Corbet, 1941 * ''

Arhopala denta ''Arhopala denta '' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Harry Evans in 1957. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South ...

'' (Evans, 1957) * ''

Arhopala elopura ''Arhopala elopura'', is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1894. It is found in Southeast Asia (Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Mergui, Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina). S ...

'' Druce, 1894 * ''

Arhopala havilandi ''Arhopala havilandi'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1896. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across mo ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1896 * ''

Arhopala pseudomuta ''Arhopala pseudomuta'', Raffles's oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1889. It is found in Southeast Asia - Peninsular Malaya, Singapore (''A. p. )pseudomuta''),Langkawi, M ...

'' (Staudinger, 1889) * ''

Arhopala sintanga ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Corbet, 1948 ''agrata'' group * ''

Arhopala ace ''Arhopala ace'', or Tytler's dull oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It was described by Charles Lionel Augustus de Nicéville in 1893 and is found in Southeast Asia and Northeast India , native_name_lang ...

'' de Nicéville,

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/small> – Tytler's oakblue * ''

Arhopala agrata ''Arhopala agrata'', or de Nicéville's oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Southeast Asia (Manipur - Myanmar, Singapore, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Java, Nias, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Mergui, Borneo, Pulau Laut, Palaw ...

'' – de Niceville's oakblue * ''

Arhopala azinis ''Arhopala azinis'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1896. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as South ...

'' de Nicéville, 896/small> ''cleander'' group * ''cleander'' subgroup ** ''

Arhopala aruana ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' (Evans, 1957) ** ''

Arhopala ate ''Arhopala ate'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in the Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some defi ...

'' (Hewitson, 1863) ** ''

Arhopala athada ''Arhopala athada'', the vinous oakblue is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Otto Staudinger in 1889. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also ...

'' (Staudinger, 1889) ** ''

Arhopala cleander ''Arhopala cleander'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It was described by Cajetan Felder in 1860. It is found in Southeast Asia (Buru, Ambon, Serang, Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Burma, Thailand, Sulawesi, Bangga ...

'' (C.Felder, 1860) ** ''

Arhopala silhetensis ''Arhopala silhetensis'', the Sylhet oakblue, (sometimes placed in ''Amblypodia'') is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. Range T ...

'' – Sylhet oakblue ** ''

Arhopala zambra ''Arhopala zambra'', the Zambra oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Charles Swinhoe in 1911. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and als ...

'' Swinhoe,

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/small> * ''alea'' subgroup ** ''

Arhopala aenigma ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Eliot, 1972 ** ''

Arhopala agaba ''Arhopala agaba'', the purple-glazed oakblue, (sometimes placed in ''Amblypodia'') is a small butterfly found from India to Thailand, Langkawi, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia to the Philippines and Sumatra that belongs to the lycaenids or blues ...

'' – purple-glazed oakblue ** ''

Arhopala alea ''Arhopala alea'', the Kanara oakblue or rosy oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly. It is endemic to India. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson William Chapman Hewitson (9 January 1806, in Newcastle upon ...

'' – rosy oakblue ** ''

Arhopala aroa ''Arhopala aroa'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of Sou ...

'' (Hewitson,

** '' Arhopala aurelia'' (Evans,

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Arhopala evansi ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Corbet, 1941 ** ''

Arhopala milleri ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Corbet, 1941 ** ''

Arhopala normani ''Arhopala normani '' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SE ...

'' Eliot, 1972 ** ''

Arhopala phaenops ''Arhopala phaenops'', is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends acr ...

'' C. & R.Felder,

/small> (including ''A. detrita'') ** ''

Arhopala phanda ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe (biology), tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as ...

'' Corbet, 1941 ** ''

Arhopala ralanda ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Corbet, 1941 ** ''

Arhopala selta ''Arhopala selta'' or reddish-brown oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It ...

'' (Hewitson, 1869) ** ''

Arhopala sublustris ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1904 ** ''

Arhopala vihara ''Arhopala vihara,'' the Large Spotted Oakblue'','' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by (Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asi ...

'' (C. & R. Felder, 1860) (tentatively placed here) ''eumolphus'' group * ''

Arhopala acta ''Arhopala acta'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Harry Evans in 1957. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeas ...

'' (Evans, 1957) * '' Arhopala asma'' * ''

Arhopala bazalus ''Arhopala bazalus'', the powdered oakblue, is a lycaenid or blue butterfly first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1852. It is found in Myanmar, mainland China, India (Assam, kerala and Sikkim), Indochina, Japan, the Philippines, and Tai ...

'' – powdered oakblue * ''

Arhopala chamaeleona ''Arhopala chamaeleona'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1903. It is found in the Indomalayan and Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1903 * ''

Arhopala corinda ''Arhopala corinda'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo, Burma, Mergui, Langkawi and the Philippines). Evans ...

'' (Hewitson, 1869) (tentatively placed here) * ''

Arhopala critala ''Arhopala critala'' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Serang and Ambon Ambon may refer to: Places * Ambon Island, an island in Indonesia ** Ambon, Maluku, a city on Ambon Island, the capital of Maluku province * ...

'' * ''

Arhopala eumolphus ''Arhopala eumolphus'', the green oakblue, is a lycaenid butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. Range The butterfly is mostly seen in India, ranging from West Bengal and Sikkim to Ar ...

'' – green oakblue * ''

Arhopala florinda ''Arhopala florinda'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1896. It is found in the Australasian realm where it is endemic to the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island count ...

'' * ''

Arhopala hellenore ''Arhopala hellenore'', Doherty's green oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Doherty in 1889. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asi ...

'' Doherty, 1889 – Doherty's green oakblue * ''

Arhopala horsfieldi ''Arhopala horsfieldi'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Southeast Asia (see subspecies section). Subspecies * ''A. h. horsfieldi'' (Java) * ''A. h. eurysthenes'' (southern Burma, Mergui, southern Thailand, Langkawi) * ''A ...

'' * ''

Arhopala irma ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1914 * ''

Arhopala nobilis ''Arhopala nobilis '' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder in 1860. It is found in the Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some definit ...

'' (Felder, 1860) * ''

Arhopala overdijkinki ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Corbet, 1941 * ''

Arhopala pagenstecheri ''Arhopala pagenstecheri'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1899. It is found in the Australasian realm where it is endemic to New Britain.Parsons, M., 1998. ''The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea'' xvi+736 ...

'' * ''

Arhopala tameanga ''Arhopala tameanga'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1896. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is endemic to Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest isla ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1896 * '' Arhopala wildei'' ''rama'' group * ''

Arhopala arvina ''Arhopala arvina'', the purple-brown tailless oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South Eas ...

'' (Hewitson,

– purple-brown tailless oakblue * '' Arhopala buddha'' Bethune-Baker, 1903 * ''

Arhopala paralea ''Arhopala paralea'', the glazed oakblue, (sometimes in ''Amblypodia'') is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Range The butterfly occurs in India from Manipur to Shan states. Status It was considered ...

'' – glazed oakblue * ''

Arhopala rama ''Arhopala rama'', the dark Himalayan oakblue, (sometimes placed in ''Amblypodia'') is a small butterfly found in India, Indochina, China and Japan that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Range in India The butterfly occurs in the Indian ...

'' – dark Himalayan oakblue ''agelastus'' group * ''

Arhopala agelastus ''Arhopala agelastus '' is a species of butterfly belong to the lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as ...

'' (Hewitson, 1862) * '' Arhopala alaconia'' (Hewitson, 1869) * ''

Arhopala alesia ''Arhopala alesia'', the pallid oakblue, (sometimes in ''Amblypodia'') is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Description The forewing length is about 18mm. Subspecies At least 5 subspecies are listed ...

'' – pallid oakblue * ''

Arhopala barami ''Arhopala barami'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1903. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1903 * ''

Arhopala cardoni ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Corbet, 1941 * ''

Arhopala epimete ''Arhopala epimete'', the violetdisc oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Otto Staudinger in 1889. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, a ...

'' (Staudinger, 1889) * ''

Arhopala labuana ''Arhopala labuana '', is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1896. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across mos ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1896 * ''

Arhopala wildeyana ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Corbet, 1941 ''fulla'' group * ''

Arhopala disparilis ''Arhopala disparilis'' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Serang and Ambon Ambon may refer to: Places * Ambon Island, an island in Indonesia ** Ambon, Maluku, a city on Ambon Island, the capital of Maluku provinc ...

'' * ''

Arhopala fulla ''Arhopala fulla '', the spotless oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862 . It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-Eas ...

'' (Hewitson, 1862) – spotless oakblue ''aurea'' group (subgenus ''Aurea'' if valid) * ''

Arhopala aurea ''Arhopala aurea'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as S ...

'' (Hewitson, 1862) * ''

Arhopala borneensis ''Arhopala borneensis'', is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1896. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is endemic to Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1896 * ''

Arhopala caeca ''Arhopala caeca'' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Borneo, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Ne ...

'' (Hewitson,

* ''

Arhopala stinga ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' (Evans, 1957) * ''

Arhopala trogon ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' (Distant, 1884) ''ganesa'' group (subgenus ''Panchala'' if valid) * ''

Arhopala ammon ''Arhopala ammon'', the Malayan oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is ...

'' – Malayan oakblue * ''

Arhopala ammonides ''Arhopala ammonides'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Doherty in 1891. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southea ...

'' (Doherty, 1891) * '' Arhopala ariel'' (Doherty, 1891) * ''

Arhopala elizabethae ''Arhopala elizabethae'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by John Nevill Eliot in 1959. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is endemic to Peninsular Malaya Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; ...

'' (Eliot, 1959) * ''

Arhopala ganesa ''Arhopala ganesa'', the tailless bushblue,

'' – tailless bushblue * ''

Arhopala paraganesa ''Arhopala paraganesa'', the dusky bushblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1882. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It ext ...

'' (de Nicéville, 1882) – dusky bushblue * ''

Arhopala tomokoae ''Arhopala tomokoae'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. ''Panchala paraganesa tomokoae'' H. Hayashi, 1976 was moved to ''Arhopala paraganesa tomokoae'' by Schröder and Treadaway in 1955 and its status changed to ''Arhopala tomokoae'' by Sc ...

'' (H. Hayashi, 1976) ''abseus'' group * ''

Arhopala abseus ''Arhopala abseus'', the aberrant oakblue or aberrant bushblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia. Description References Arhopala Butterflies of Asia Butterflies of Singapore Butterflies described in 1862 Tax ...

'' – aberrant oakblue, aberrant bushblue * ''

Arhopala anella ''Arhopala anella '' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, ...

'' de Nicéville,

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/small> ''thamyras'' group * '' Arhopala arta'' * ''

Arhopala axina ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' * ''

Arhopala axiothea ''Arhopala axiothea'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in the Australasian realm where it is endemic to New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known a ...

'' * ''

Arhopala doreena ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' * '' Arhopala helianthes'' * ''

Arhopala thamyras ''Arhopala thamyras'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is found in the Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some definiti ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1764) ''hercules'' group * ''

Arhopala hercules ''Arhopala hercules'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in the Australasian realm.Parsons, M., 1998. ''The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea'' xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Pre ...

'' (Hewitson, 1862) * '' Arhopala herculina'' Staudinger, 1888 * '' Arhopala leo'' * '' Arhopala sophilus'' * '' Arhopala tyrannus''

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Arhopala aberrans ''Arhopala aberrans'', the pale bush blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Lionel de Niceville in 1889. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extend ...

'' (de Nicéville,

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– pale bushblue * ''

Arhopala acetes ''Arhopala acetes'' is a butterfly endemic to Sulawesi 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 coll ...

'' * ''

Arhopala aeeta ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' de Nicéville,

/small> * ''

Arhopala alax ''Arhopala alax'', the silky oakblue,"''Amblypodia'' Horsfield, [1829]"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenidae, lycaenids or blues family. Range The butte ...

'' – silky oakblue * ''Arhopala alexandrae'' Schröder & Treadaway, 1978 * ''Arhopala anamuta'' Semper, 1890 * ''Arhopala annulata'' (Felder, 1860) * ''Arhopala argentea'' Staudinger, 1888 * ''

Arhopala aronya ''Arhopala aronya'' is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. Its forewing length is 17–18 mm. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is uncommon or local. Subspecies *''A. a. ar ...

'' (Hewitson, 1869) * ''

Arhopala arsenius ''Arhopala arsenius'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is endemic to the Philippines (Luzon and Mindoro Mindoro is the seve ...

'' (C. & R.Felder,

* ''

Arhopala asinarus ''Arhopala asinarus '' or broad-banded oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic ...

'' C. & R.Felder,

/small> * ''

Arhopala asopia ''Arhopala asopia'', the plain tailless oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realm ...

'' (Hewitson,

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– plain tailless oakblue * ''

Arhopala atrax ''Arhopala atrax'', the dark broken-band oakblue or Indian oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and S ...

'' – dark broken-band oakblue, Indian oakblue (type species of ''Satadra'') * ''

Arhopala bella ''Arhopala bella'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1896. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is endemic to Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1896 * ''

Arhopala birmana ''Arhopala birmana'', the Burmese bushblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into ...

'' – Burmese bushblue * ''

Arhopala brooksiana ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Corbet, 1941 * ''

Arhopala canaraica ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' (Moore, 1884) * ''

Arhopala comica ''Arhopala comica'' , the comic oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1862. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, ...

'' de Nicéville, 1900 – comic oakblue * ''

Arhopala curiosa ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' (Evans, 1957) * ''

Arhopala davaona ''Arhopala davaona '' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Georg Semper in 1890. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is endemic to the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially ...

'' Semper, 1890 * ''

Arhopala dodonaea ''Arhopala dodonaea'', the pale Himalayan oakblue, (sometimes listed as a synonym of ''Amblypodia rama'') is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenidae, lycaenids or blues family. Range The butterfly occurs in India (Kumaon d ...

'' – pale Himalayan oakblue * '' Arhopala dohertyi'' Bethune-Baker, 1903 * ''

Arhopala ellisi ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe (biology), tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as ...

'' Evans, 1914 – Ellis's bushblue * ''

Arhopala eridanus ''Arhopala eridanus'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder in 1860. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9 Subspecies *''A. ...

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Arhopala grandimuta ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Seki, 1993 * ''

Arhopala halma ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

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Arhopala halmaheira ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

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Arhopala hellenoroides ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Chou & Gu, 1994 * ''

Arhopala hesba ''Arhopala hesba'' 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 The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), of ...

'' (Hewitson, 1869) * ''

Arhopala hinigugma ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Takanami, 1985 * ''

Arhopala hylander ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe (biology), tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as ...

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Arhopala ilocana ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Osada & Hashimoto, 1987 * ''

Arhopala irregularis ''Arhopala irregularis '' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1903. It is found in Sulawesi and Banggai in the Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1903 * ''

Arhopala japonica ''Arhopala japonica'', the Japanese oakblue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Indochina, Japan, the Ryukyu Islands, the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan. The wingspan is 24–30 mm. The larvae feed on '' Pasania edulis'' ...

'' – Japanese oakblue * ''

Arhopala lata ''Arhopala lata'', is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Harry Evans in 1957. It is found in the Australasian realm where it is Endemism, endemic to Halmahera. References External links''Arhopala'' Boisduval, 1832 ...

'' (Evans, 1957) * '' Arhopala luzonensis'' Takanami & Ballantine, 1987 * ''

Arhopala matsutaroi ''Arhopala matsutaroi'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi in 1979. Its forewing length is 19 mm. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is uncommon and found only on Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: ...

'' (H. Hayashi, 1979) * ''

Arhopala mindanensis ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

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Arhopala mizunumai ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

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Arhopala myrtha ''Arhopala myrtha'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1889. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is endemic to Palawan Palawan (), officially the Province of Palawan ( cyo, Probinsya i ...

'' (Staudinger, 1889) * ''

Arhopala nakamotoi ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

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Arhopala nicevillei ''Arhopala nicevillei'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1903. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Bhutan, Assam, Manipur, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam). Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die In ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1903 * ''

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. Subspecies ''A. ocrida cionnii'' is described from the ...

'' (Hewitson, 1869) * ''

Arhopala ormistoni ''Arhopala ormistoni'', the Ormiston's oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly. It is endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ila� ...

'' – Ormiston's oakblue * ''

Arhopala pabihira ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

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Arhopala paramuta ''Arhopala paramuta'', the hooked oakblue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South-East Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or ...

'' – hooked oakblue * ''

Arhopala phryxus ''Arhopala thamyras'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is found in the Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some definiti ...

'' Boisduval, 1832 * ''

Arhopala pseudovihara ''Arhopala pseudovihara'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi in 1981. It is found on the Philippine islands of Mindanao, Leyte and Mindoro Mindoro is the seventh largest and eighth-most populous is ...

'' (H. Hayashi, 1981) * ''

Arhopala qiongdaoensis ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Chou & Gu, 1994 * ''

Arhopala quercoides ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

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Arhopala rudepoema ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Seki,

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Arhopala sakaguchii ''Arhopala sakaguchii'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi in 1981. It is found on the Philippine islands of Negros and Mindoro Mindoro is the seventh largest and eighth-most populous island in the ...

'' (H. Hayashi, 1981) * ''

Arhopala sangira ''Arhopala sangira '' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1897. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is endemic to the Sangihe Islands The Sangihe Islands (also spelled "Sangir", ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1897 * ''

Arhopala schroederi ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

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Arhopala siabra ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

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Arhopala simoni ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Schröder & Treadaway, 1999 * ''

Arhopala singla ''Arhopala singla'', the pointed oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Charles Lionel Augustus de Nicéville in 1885. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographi ...

'' (de Nicéville, 1885) – yellow-disk oakblue * ''

Arhopala staudingeri ''Arhopala staudingeri'' is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Georg Semper in 1890. It is found in the Indomalayan realm, where it is endemic to the Philippines. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfal ...

'' Semper, 1890 * ''

Arhopala straatmani ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

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Arhopala tephlis ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' * '' Arhopala theba'' (Hewitson,

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Arhopala tindongani ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Nuyda & Takanami, 1990 * ''

Arhopala trionaea ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

'' Semper, 1890 (''camdeo'' group?) * ''

Arhopala weelii ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

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Arhopala zeta ''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They o ...

Footnotes

References

* Brower, Andrew V. Z. (2008): Tree of Life Web Project &ndash
''Arhopala''
Version of 2008-APR-09. Retrieved 2009-MAR-21. * Savela, Markku (2008): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms &ndash

Version of 2008-AUG-06. Retrieved 2009-MAR-21. *Evans, W H, 1957 A revision of the ''Arhopala'' group of Oriental Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) ''Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)'', London, Entomology Volume 5 : 85- 14
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