Arhopala fulla , the spotless oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862 . It is found in Southeast Asia (Sikkim to Indonesia and the Philippines) [2][3]
It is above very similar to canulia [now considered conspecific (described "is at once recognizable by the under surface showing no other markings but straight, slight transverse stripes in the marginal area and in the hindwing 2 discal transverse spots. Above the male is glossy lilac, the female has blackish, proximally blue forewings and violettish-blue hindwings with a very broad black margin. Philippines and Batjan. — The form sosias Fruhst. from the Molucca-Island of Obi is beneath whitish-grey instead of brownish-grey, and in the hindwing it has more distinct white -marginal dots)], but on the brown under surface the forewings is without any markings except 2 darker nebulous stripes parallel to the margin in the marginal area; also on the hindwing the discal transverse spots have disappeared except, a nebulous trace. In andamanica W.-Mas. (147 f) which is somewhat smaller and in the anal portion of the forewing much lighter, but in the marginal area of the hindwing much less brightened, the nebulous stripes beneath are still more indistinct, and the insect itself is said to be smaller. subfasciata Mr. resembles beneath again more typical fulla, but the stripes in the disc of the hindwing are absent, and the marginal dots are confined to few aint traces. — babbsi J. & T. (146 B a), from the Shouten Is., does not show any such traces at all; the marginal and basal areas beneath are almost of the same colour, separated by a broad dark shadow. - prasiae Fruhst., from Amboina, has a more intense lilac-blue upper surface than in the Andaman forms and those from uru, from where the species was originally described, separated from typical fulla by a more greyish than smoky-brown colouring beneath; the broad postdiscal band of the hindwing is bordered with yellowish instead of whitish.[4]
Arhopala fulla santa (Evans, 1957) (Philippines: Luzon)
Referencesedit
^Hewitson, 1862 Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum
^Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
^Eliot, J. N. 1992. With plates by D'Abrera, in Corbet & Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula 4th Edn. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur
^Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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arhopala, fulla, spotless, oakblue, species, butterfly, belonging, lycaenid, family, described, william, chapman, hewitson, 1862, found, southeast, asia, sikkim, indonesia, philippines, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthro. Arhopala fulla the spotless oakblue is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862 It is found in Southeast Asia Sikkim to Indonesia and the Philippines 2 3 Arhopala fullaArhopala fullaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily LycaenidaeGenus ArhopalaSpecies A fullaBinomial nameArhopala fulla Hewitson 1862 1 SynonymsAmblypodia fulla Hewitson 1862 Amblypodia canulia Hewitson 1869 Arhopala canulia sosias Fruhstorfer 1914 Arhopala ignara Riley amp Godfrey 1921 Narathura fulla var andamanica Wood Mason amp de Niceville 1881 Narathura subfasciata Moore 1881 Arhopala intaca Corbet 1941 Narathura fulla santa Evans 1957 Contents 1 Description 2 Subspecies 3 References 4 External linksDescription edit nbsp It is above very similar to canulia now considered conspecific described is at once recognizable by the under surface showing no other markings but straight slight transverse stripes in the marginal area and in the hindwing 2 discal transverse spots Above the male is glossy lilac the female has blackish proximally blue forewings and violettish blue hindwings with a very broad black margin Philippines and Batjan The form sosias Fruhst from the Molucca Island of Obi is beneath whitish grey instead of brownish grey and in the hindwing it has more distinct white marginal dots but on the brown under surface the forewings is without any markings except 2 darker nebulous stripes parallel to the margin in the marginal area also on the hindwing the discal transverse spots have disappeared except a nebulous trace In andamanica W Mas 147 f which is somewhat smaller and in the anal portion of the forewing much lighter but in the marginal area of the hindwing much less brightened the nebulous stripes beneath are still more indistinct and the insect itself is said to be smaller subfasciata Mr resembles beneath again more typical fulla but the stripes in the disc of the hindwing are absent and the marginal dots are confined to few aint traces babbsi J amp T 146 B a from the Shouten Is does not show any such traces at all the marginal and basal areas beneath are almost of the same colour separated by a broad dark shadow prasiae Fruhst from Amboina has a more intense lilac blue upper surface than in the Andaman forms and those from uru from where the species was originally described separated from typical fulla by a more greyish than smoky brown colouring beneath the broad postdiscal band of the hindwing is bordered with yellowish instead of whitish 4 Subspecies editArhopala fulla fulla Buru Ambon Arhopala fulla babsi Joicey amp Talbot 1917 Waigeu Misool Papua Tagula Arhopala fulla canulia Hewitson 1869 Obi Halmahera Ternate Arhopala fulla prasia Fruhstorfer 1914 Amboina Arhopala fulla ignara Riley amp Godfrey 1921 Burma Mergui southern Thailand Arhopala fulla andamanica Wood Mason amp de Niceville 1881 Andamans Arhopala fulla intaca Corbet 1941 southern Thailand Peninsular Malaysia Sumatra Borneo Arhopala fulla santa Evans 1957 Philippines Luzon References edit Hewitson 1862 Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum Seitz A 1912 1927 Die Indo Australien Tagfalter Theclinae Poritiinae Hesperiidae Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9 799 1107 pls 138 175 Eliot J N 1992 With plates by D Abrera in Corbet amp Pendlebury The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula 4th Edn Malayan Nature Society Kuala Lumpur Seitz A Band 9 Abt 2 Die exotischen Grossschmetterlinge Die indo australischen Tagfalter 1927 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain External links edit nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Arhopala fulla Arhopala Boisduval 1832 at Markku Savela s Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arhopala fulla amp oldid 1190923151, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
