Arhopala metamuta

Arhopala metamuta
	Arhopala metamuta in Rhopalocera Malayana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. metamuta
Binomial name
	Arhopala metamuta; (Hewitson, [1863])

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.^[2]^[3]

Description

Dark blue purple forewings and much lighter lustrous azure hindwings. This species is recognisable at once by the different blue of the two wings, The genitalia are specialised, with very strong short scimitar-shaped hooks ; the clasps have bilobed extremities, the outer lobe having a somewhat pointed tongue-shaped tip, and the inner lobe being spatulate, the incision being marked and moderately deep ; the penis is of medium size, with a globose orifice. ^[4]

Subspecies

A. m. metamuta Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra
A. m. hilda (Evans, 1957) Borneo

References

^ Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls.
^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
^ Seki, Y, Takanami,Y.and Otsuka, K 1991. Butterflies of Borneo Vol. 2, No. 1. Lycaenidae. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo
^ Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1897. Four new species of Arhopala. Entomologist's monthly Magazine 33: 202-205. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

[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] Seki, Y, Takanami,Y.and Otsuka, K 1991. Butterflies of Borneo Vol. 2, No. 1. Lycaenidae. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo

[4] Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1897. Four new species of Arhopala. Entomologist's monthly Magazine 33: 202-205. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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