Arhopala pseudomuta, Raffles's oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1889. It is found in Southeast Asia - Peninsular Malaya, Singapore (A. p.)pseudomuta), Langkawi, Mergui, Burma, Thailand (A. p. ariavana Corbet, 1941), Sumatra, Borneo (A. p. contra (Evans, 1957))
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Raffles's oakblue being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Arhopala
- Species
- Arhopala pseudomuta
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