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Rhopalocera (home) -> Lycaenidae -> Lycaeninae -> Arhopala

Lycaenidae

Nearly all Lycaenidae are small yet colorful butterflies. The family consisting of Hair-streaks, Coppers and Blues. Many species are associate with ants during their early stage of life and practise mutual symbiosis with ants.

Lycaeninae

Arhopala abseus abseus
(Aberrant Oakblue)
Arhopala aedias agnis
(Large Metallic Oakblue)
Arhopala alitaeus pardenas
(Purple Broken-Band Oakblue)
Arhopala ammon ammon
Arhopala amphimuta amphimuta
Arhopala antimuta antimuta
Arhopala athada athada
(Vinous Oakblue)
Arhopala atosia malayana
(Tailed Disc Oakblue)
Arhopala aurea
Arhopala centaurus nakula
(Centaur Oakblue)
Arhopala epimuta epiala
(Common Disc Oakblue)
Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli
(Green Oakblue)
Arhopala major major
Arhopala muta maranda
(Mutal Oakblue)
Arhopala myrzala lammas
(The Malayan Oakblue)
Arhopala pseudomuta pseudomuta
(Raffles Oakblue)
Arhopala silhetensis adorea
(Sylhet Oakblue)
Arhopala trogon
 




Rhopalocera (home) -> Lycaenidae -> Lycaeninae -> Arhopala

Lycaenidae

Nearly all Lycaenidae are small yet colorful butterflies. The family consisting of Hair-streaks, Coppers and Blues. Many species are associate with ants during their early stage of life and practise mutual symbiosis with ants.

Lycaeninae

Arhopala abseus abseus
(Aberrant Oakblue)
Arhopala aedias agnis
(Large Metallic Oakblue)
Arhopala alitaeus pardenas
(Purple Broken-Band Oakblue)
Arhopala ammon ammon
Arhopala amphimuta amphimuta
Arhopala antimuta antimuta
Arhopala athada athada
(Vinous Oakblue)
Arhopala atosia malayana
(Tailed Disc Oakblue)
Arhopala aurea
Arhopala centaurus nakula
(Centaur Oakblue)
Arhopala epimuta epiala
(Common Disc Oakblue)
Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli
(Green Oakblue)
Arhopala major major
Arhopala muta maranda
(Mutal Oakblue)
Arhopala myrzala lammas
(The Malayan Oakblue)
Arhopala pseudomuta pseudomuta
(Raffles Oakblue)
Arhopala silhetensis adorea
(Sylhet Oakblue)
Arhopala trogon
 




Rhopalocera (home) -> Lycaenidae -> Lycaeninae -> Arhopala

Lycaenidae

Nearly all Lycaenidae are small yet colorful butterflies. The family consisting of Hair-streaks, Coppers and Blues. Many species are associate with ants during their early stage of life and practise mutual symbiosis with ants.

Lycaeninae

Arhopala abseus abseus
(Aberrant Oakblue)
Arhopala aedias agnis
(Large Metallic Oakblue)
Arhopala alitaeus pardenas
(Purple Broken-Band Oakblue)
Arhopala ammon ammon
Arhopala amphimuta amphimuta
Arhopala antimuta antimuta
Arhopala athada athada
(Vinous Oakblue)
Arhopala atosia malayana
(Tailed Disc Oakblue)
Arhopala aurea
Arhopala centaurus nakula
(Centaur Oakblue)
Arhopala epimuta epiala
(Common Disc Oakblue)
Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli
(Green Oakblue)
Arhopala major major
Arhopala muta maranda
(Mutal Oakblue)
Arhopala myrzala lammas
(The Malayan Oakblue)
Arhopala pseudomuta pseudomuta
(Raffles Oakblue)
Arhopala silhetensis adorea
(Sylhet Oakblue)
Arhopala trogon
 




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Acknowledgements

This checklist is updated regularly and validated in consultation with Dr Laurence G Kirton (Forest Research Institute of Malaysia), and previously, the late Col John N Eliot, (of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula, Edition 4). Contributions to the sightings and latest additions to the Singapore Checklist are with special thanks to the hardworking members of ButterflyCircle.


Singapore is home to 338 species of butterflies, that are feeding on 204 species of hostplants.


Legend for Life History record:
Completed Partial None

Updates

The latest update in 2008 is consistent with the recent re-classification developments and updates to C&P4 in the Malaysian Nature Journal 59(1), pp 1 - 49, and DNA mapping of the family Nymphalidae by Wahlberg et al, whereby the Subfamilies Nymphalinae, Heliconiinae, Limenitidinae, Cyrestinae and Apaturinae are now applicable to the Singapore checklist. The family Riodinidae, which was earlier placed as a subfamily of Lycaenidae, has also been reinstated to the family level.

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