Arhopala perimuta

Arhopala perimuta, the yellowdisc oakblue or yellowdisc tailless oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Frederic Moore in 1857. It is found in Southeast Asia (Sikkim to Assam, Burma, Thailand, Mergui and Peninsular Malaya).[2]

Arhopala perimuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. perimuta
Binomial name
Arhopala perimuta
Moore, 1857[1]
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia perimuta Moore, [1858]
  • Arhopala regina Corbet, 1941
  • Arhopala linta Corbet, 1941
  • Amblypodia regia Evans, [1925]

Subspecies

  • Arhopala perimuta perimuta (Sikkim to Assam, northern Burma, central Burma, northern Thailand)
  • Arhopala perimuta regina Corbet, 1941 (southern Burma, Mergui, southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia)

References

  1. Moore, F., 1857. Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Honourable East India Company 5 + 278 + 4 + 11pp., 12 + 6 pls. London.
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
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