Spalgis epius (Westwood, [1851]) – Apefly

The Apefly (Spalgis epius ) is a small butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

Physical Description Of Male Spalgis epius: 


From the upperside the Spalgis epius is dull brownish. Forewing slightly darker towards the apex. Near the apex of the cell on the same wing there are also a more or less quadrate whitisih spot. In some specimens this whitish spot is slightly diffuse. 
Underside is pale, silky, brownish white. Forewings and hindwings crossed by numerous, very slender, sinuous, transverse, dark brown strigae which are outwardly slenderly edged with brownish white of a shade paler than that of the ground colour. Both fore and hind wings an antecillary dark brown line with on the inner side a similar edging, Forewing in addition with an oval white spot beyond the cell. Cilia of both wings contain the same shade as the ground colour of the wings. Antenna, head, thorax and abdomen pale brown. Club of antenna ochraceous at apex, beneath. The palpi and thorax brownish grey.

The underside of female Spalgis epius is slightly paler brown. The cell and apex of forewings  darker. A white spot similar to the male but larger than the female. Beyond the apex of the cell in most specimens extended diffusely outwards and downwards. Hindwing similar to the male.

  Scientific classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phulum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Spalgis.

 Bio Data Of Common Apefly Butterfly:
                           
Subspecies: E. epeus.
Wingspan of Adult Butterfly: 20-30mm.
Habitat of Apefly butterfly: Apefly commonly seen in all over the regions of Bangladesh.