''Arhopala eupolis'', is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in 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 was described by

William Henry Miskin William Henry Miskin (1842 – 1913) was an Australian solicitor, politician and entomologist. Early life Born at Guildford, England, William Henry Miskin moved to Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia at age 9 and later to Brisbane. He ...

in 1890. It is found in the Australasian realm. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9

Subspecies

*''A. e. eupolis'' Queensland, Kai, Aru, New Guinea, Yule, Tagula, St. Aignan *''A. e. asopus'' Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 Northwest Australia, Groote Eylandt

Biology

The larva feeds on ''

Dendrophthoe vitellina ''Dendrophthoe vitellina'', commonly known as long-flowered- or apostle mistletoe, is a hemiparasitic plant of the mistletoe family Loranthaceae. The genus ''Dendrophthoe'' comprises about 31 species spread across tropical Africa, Asia, and Aust ...

'', '' Lagerstroemia speciosa'', '' Eucalyptus intermedia'' , ''

Melaleuca quinquenervia ''Melaleuca quinquenervia'', commonly known as the broad-leaved paperbark, paper bark tea tree, punk tree or niaouli, is a small- to medium-sized tree of the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It grows as a spreading tree up to tall, with its trunk cov ...

'', '' Terminalia catappa'', ''Terminalia melanocarpa'', ''T. muelleri'', and ''T. sericocarpa''.

References

External links

''Arhopala'' Boisduval, 1832
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''. Retrieved June 3, 2017. {{Taxonbar, from=Q13394526 Arhopala Butterflies described in 1890 Taxa named by William Henry Miskin Butterflies of Australia