Arhopala agesilaus

Arhopala agesilaus is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Otto Staudinger in 1889. It is found in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Mergui, Bangka, Borneo and the Philippines).^[1]

Arhopala agesilaus, kurzi and other Arhopala Malaya, Wilcocks collection

Arhopala agesilaus
Ideotype
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. agesilaus
Binomial name
Arhopala agesilaus (Staudinger, 1889)
Synonyms
Amblypodia agesilaus Staudinger, 1889 Arhopala gesa Corbet, 1941 Narathura agesilaus philippa Evans, 1957

Beneath similar to Arhopala kurzi, but of a somewhat lighter ground-colour, with a more coherent postmedian band of the hindwing. Above distinguished by the much broader black margin also in the male, where it is about 3 mm broad. ^[2]

Subspecies

• Arhopala agesilaus agesilaus (Borneo)
• Arhopala agesilaus gesa Corbet, 1941 (Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Langkawi, Mergui, Bangka)
• Arhopala agesilaus philippa (Evans, 1957) (Mindanao, Mindoro)