Arhopala alexandrae

Arhopala alexandrae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Schröder & Treadaway in 1978. It is endemic to the Philippines (Bohol, Mindanao, Panay, Luzon, and Marinduque) in the Indomalayan realm.[1][2]

Arhopala alexandrae
Arhopala alexandrae in Bethune-Baker as Arhopola viola (figure 7)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. alexandrae
Binomial name
Arhopala alexandrae
Schröder & Treadaway, 1978

References

  1. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  2. Schröder, H, & Treadaway, C.G 1978 1978. Neue lepidopteren von den Philippinen, 3. Entomologische Zeitschrift 88(14): 149-161, 6 figs.
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