Arhopala metamuta

Arhopala metamuta is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2][3]

Arhopala metamuta
Arhopala metamuta in Rhopalocera Malayana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. metamuta
Binomial name
Arhopala metamuta
(Hewitson, [1863])[1]

Subspecies

  • A. m. metamuta Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra
  • A. m. hilda (Evans, 1957) Borneo

References

  1. Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls.
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. Seki, Y, Takanami,Y.and Otsuka, K 1991. Butterflies of Borneo Vol. 2, No. 1. Lycaenidae. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo
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