Arhopala amantes Hewitson, 1862
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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i4/2019/144197 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/712B87B5-E514-4F48-F0F5-F6B39FDAEA18 |
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Felipe |
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Arhopala amantes Hewitson, 1862 |
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Arhopala amantes Hewitson, 1862 View in CoL ( Figure 13 & 14 View Figures 13-14 )
Common name: Large Oakblue
Salient characters: Underside hind wing squarish spots in spaces 4 and 5 at right angles, metallic blue markings on its upper side. In the female, the blue scales restricted to the centre and basal portion of both wings and outer margins marked by wide black band.
Remarks: Individuals were observed in lower canopy of small trees and noticed flying over Lantana camara, Syzygium cuminii and Tecoma stans between the elevation ranges of 325-370 m amsl.
Imaging date: 22-VI-2015.
Old distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odhisa and Rajasthan. Global distribution restricted to Asia ( Sri Lanka). ( Varshney and Smetacek, 2015; Kehimkar, 2014, 2016; Paul Van Gasse, 2018; Sondhi and Kunte, 2018; Kunte et al., 2018).
New distribution: J&K (Mahamaya forest, Jammu).
IUCN threat status: Not yet worked out, but the species included in catalogue of life.
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