Arhopala eupolis (Purple Oak-blue)
Arhopala eupolis eupolis
13/11/2013
Iron Range
13/11/2013
Iron Range
14/03/2017
Cairns
13/11/2013
Iron Range
13/11/2013
Iron Range
13/11/2013
Iron Range
14/09/2008
Cairns
14/09/2008
Cairns
14/09/2008
Cairns
03/01/2009
Cairns
03/01/2009
Cairns
03/01/2009
Cairns
Arhopala eupolis asopus
06/04/2024
The Esplanade, Darwin
06/04/2024
The Esplanade, Darwin
05/04/2024
Marrakai Road, NT
09/04/2024
Manton Dam, NT
Synonyms
This butterfly was formerly classified as Arhopala centaurus
Other Common Name
Dull Oak-blue
Notes
This species appears to be less common than A. madytus and A. micale, as I come across it far less often than those two species whenever I go to Cairns.
The first one I sae was sitting in a small eucalypt in the Cairns Central Swamp, a site where I have been fortunate enough to photograph all four Australian Arhopala species. Fortunately, after a while it flew down and settled in some lower, burned out trees.