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Arhopala selta

Arhopala selta or reddish-brown oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.

Description

Resembles Arhopala agaba to which it is closely allied but the under surface showing a dull earth-brown ground lacks the magnificent violet reflection exhibited by agaba beneath.

Subspecies

  • A. s. selta Burma, Mergui, Peninsular Malaya, Thailand, Sumatra
  • A. s. constanceae <small> de Nicéville, 1894 </small> Andaman Islands
  • A. s. hislopi <small> Eliot, 1962 </small> Malaysia

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