Arhopala argentea


Arhopala argentea, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1888. It is found in the Indomalayan realm where it is found in Celebes and the Philippines.

Description

Looks beneath almost exactly like sangira, but it is at once discernible by the mother-of-pearl white upper surface showing lilac or greenish reflections in a certain light. Margin and apex of forewing blackish, thus superficially resembling the colouring of some
Lampides, even of small Pieridae.

Subspecies

  • A. a. argentea Celebes
  • A. a. boordi Tennent & Rawlins, 2010
  • A. a. verityae Tennent & Rawlins, 2010