Arhopala helianthes

Arhopala helianthes
Arhopala helianthes, male, female, New Guinea, from original description.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. helianthes
Binomial name
Arhopala helianthes Grose-Smith, 1902[1]

Arhopala helianthes is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1902. It is found in the Australasian realm, where it is endemic to New Guinea.[2]

Male. Upperside. Resembles helius, Cram., but on the anterior wings the outer margins are more broadly black, especially at the apex; on the posterior margins the cilia are brownish-white instead of brown.Female upperside differs from the same sex of A. helius in the wings being rounder.

References

1. Grose-Smith, H. & Kirby, W, F. 1887-1902. Rhopalocera Exotica - being Illustrations of New, Rare and Unfigured Species of Butterflies.. 3 Vols. Gurney & Jackson, London. Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3
2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9

External links

• Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.