Arhopala bazalus

Arhopala bazalus, the powdered oakblue, is a lycaenid or blue butterfly first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1852.[1] It is found in Myanmar, mainland China, India (Assam, kerala and Sikkim), Indochina, Japan, the Philippines, and Taiwan.

Powdered oakblue
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. bazalus
Binomial name
Arhopala bazalus
(Hewitson, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia bazalus Hewitson, 1862
  • Narathura bazalus (Hewitson, 1862)

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (December 25, 2018). "Arhopala bazalus (Hewitson, 1862)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  • Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (2001). "Genus Arhopala (Plate D)". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on October 6, 2001 via Internet Archive. With images.


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