Arhopala japonica

Japanese oakblue
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. japonica
Binomial name
Arhopala japonica
(Murray, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia japonica
  • Narathura japonica

Arhopala japonica, the Japanese oakblue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Indochina, Japan, the Ryukyu Islands, the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan.

  1. ^ Murray, 1875 Notes on Japanese Butterflies, with descriptions of new Genera and Species Ent. mon. Mag. 11 : 166-172