Arhopala zylda
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. zylda
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| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala zylda Corbet, 1941
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Narathura zylda | |
Arhopala zylda is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was discovered by Alexander Steven Corbet in 1941. It is found throughout Malaysia and Indonesia.[1]
Description
It is a small butterfly, with a wingspan of 17 millimeters. The male is slightly smaller (16 millimeters) and its upperside is bright shining blue. It has a narrow black border on the upperside.[2][3][4]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognised-[5]
- Arhopala zylda zylda Corbet, 1941 - Sumatra
- Arhopala zylda elioti Corbet, 1941 - West Malaysia (darker blue than zylda)
Habits
Arhopala zylda is the only species of Arhopala that exhibit myrmecoxeny despite its host plants being myrmecophytes of Crematogaster decamera (Macaranga beccariana and Macaranga hypoleuca).[6]
References
- ^ "Arhopala zylda Corbet, 1941". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
- ^ "Arhopala zylda elioti". yutaka.it-n.jp. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
- ^ "Arhopala". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
- ^ Natural History Museum (London). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. London Natural History Museum Library. Andover : Intercept.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ "Arhopala zylda - Wikispecies". species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
- ^ Shimizu-kaya, Usun; Okubo, Tadahiro; Yago, Masaya; Inui, Yoko; Itioka, Takao (May 2013). "Myrmecoxeny in Arhopala zylda (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) Larvae Feeding on Macaranga Myrmecophytes". Entomological News. 123 (1): 63–70. doi:10.3157/021.123.0115. ISSN 0013-872X.