Arhopala democritus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Arhopala |
Species: | A. democritus
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Binomial name | |
Arhopala democritus | |
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Arhopala democritus or white-dot oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Johann Christian Fabricius in 1793.[2] It is found in Southeast Asia (Burma, Thailand, Mergui, Indochina, Langkawi, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra and Borneo).[3][4]
Male above Morpho-blue, female likewise of a bright blue, though not reflecting so much, with a broad black marginal band of the forewing which begins thin before the centre of the costa, growing 5 mm broad behind the cell, and ending again thin at the anal angle. The under surface is particularly characteristic, since on the dark chestnut-brown ground all the rings and bands are broken up into small commata and dots, so that the chains are hardly noticeable.[5]