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Arhopala ormistoni

Aberrant oakblue
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. ormistoni
Binomial name
Arhopala ormistoni
(Hewitson, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Narathura ormistoni (Riley); Evans, 1957

Arhopala ormistoni, the Ormiston's oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly.[1] It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2]

Description

Male both upperside wings uniformly violet blue.Female upperside uniformly brown. Below both sexes light grey brown conspicuously whitened.


References

  1. ^ "Arhopala ormistoni Riley, 1920". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka". slendemics. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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