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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. bazalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala bazalus (Hewitson, 1852)
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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.
Description
The male is almost without any blue lustre; both wings are of a dull dark brown colour, only in a certain light the upper surface exhibits a feebly bluish, somewhat silvery reflection. In the female we notice a deep violettish-blue spot in the basal portions of the wings.[2]
Subspecies
- A. b. bazalus Java, Sumatra
- A. b. turbata (Butler, 1881) Taiwan, Japan intensely deep blackish purple, border varying width.
- A. b. teesta (de Nicéville, 1886) Sikkim - W.China, Burma, Mergui, Thailand
- A. b. nebenius Fruhstorfer, 1914 Northeast Sumatra - male above similar to pratinas, mostly larger and with more blue on the upper surface; beneath less purple grey colouring.
- A. b. pratinas Fruhstorfer, 1914 West Java - smaller than the nominate, A above with a very deep dark blue gloss from which the black marginal band contrasts so little that it can only be noticed when looked upon from the side; this marginal band is much narrower. Beneath the bands of the forewing are more distinct, the bands of the hindwing broader and more coherent.
- A. b. zalinda Corbet, 1941 Peninsular Malaya, Thailand -male deep purple, female shining blue
- A. b. asagiae (Hayashi, 1978) Philippines (Mindanao)
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In Tokyo, Japan
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Underside of a male in Japan -
Topside of subspecies A. b. turbata in Taiwan
References
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 25, 2018). "Arhopala bazalus (Hewitson, 1862)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
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External links
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- 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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