Arhopala japonica

Japanese oakblue
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Arhopalini
Genus: Arhopala
Species: A. japonica
Binomial name
Arhopala japonica
(Murray, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia japonica
  • Narathura japonica

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

The wingspan is 24–30 mm.

The larvae feed on Pasania edulis, Pasania glabra, Quercus acuta, Quercus glauca, Quercus serrata, Quercus stenophylla, Cyclobalanopsis glauca, Cyclobalanopsis gilva and Cyclobalanopsis acuta.

Subspecies

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