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Arhopala pseudocentaurus nakula

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Arhopala pseudocentaurus nakula

Family Name: Lycaenidae
Taxonomic Group: Invertebrates (Butterfly and Moth)
Common Name: Centaur Oakblue

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Description

Description The male is purple-blue with a very narrow black border on the forewing. The paler and more purple female has broad dark borders. The Centaur Oakblue can be differentiated from the other Arhopala species by the slivery green lines edging the markings in the cell on the underside of the forewing.

Status

Singapore Red Data Book Status Least Concern (LC) [3rd Edition]

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Davison G.W.H., Gan J.W.M., Huang D., Hwang W.S., Lum S.K.Y., Yeo D.C.J. (eds.). 2024. The Singapore Red Data Book: Red Lists of Singapore Biodiversity, Third Edition. National Parks Board, Singapore.


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Species record last updated on: 17 September 2026.
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