Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus  (Fabricius, 1787)

Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ♂ Up. Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ♂ Un. Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ♀ Up. Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) ♀, Trang, Thailand.
Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ♂ Up. Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ♂ Un. Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ♀ Up. Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ♀ Un.
♂, Trang, Thailand. ♀, Trang, Thailand.
Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ♂ Up. Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ♂ Un.
♂, Satun, Thailand.

ON : Papilio haraldus Fabricius, 1787
OD : Mantissa Ins. 2:82.
TL : "India Orientali" [Malay Pen.] (ZM)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Trang and Southward),
W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Sumatra, Bangka.
● ssp.renonga
ssp.annamitica
ssp.haraldus
Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus map

Synonym

Lycaenopsis ananga Felder & Felder, [1865] : Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (2):257, pl.32, figs.10,11. TL. Malacca Interior. (NHML)


Type Materials Information

haraldus ; Holotype ♂, 'India Orientali' [Malay Pen.] (ZM)
ananga ; Lectotype ♂, Malacca interior. designated by Eliot & Kawazoé,1983. (NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ; Pinratana,1981 : 43, 162, pl.6, figs.25,♂,26,♀,27,♂(Un). (Trang) (in part)
Lycaenopsis haraldus renonga ; Pinratana,1981 : 43. (Trang) (in part)
Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 561, pl.254, figs.L80a♂,♀,♀(Un). (Trang)
Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 580, pl.262, figs.L105a♂,♀,♀(Un). (Trang)
Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 186, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ka Chong; Thaleban)
Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2021- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2021.04.21)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Trang : 2♂ 5♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Narathiwat : 4♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevation (Alt. 100 - 400m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.


Literature

Fabricius, J.C.,1787 : Mantissa Insectorum sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericis,
differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus.
Copenhagen, Christ. Gottl. Proft 8vo 1:xx+348pp ; 2:[2]+382pp.

Felder, C. & Felder, R.,1865-1875 :
Rhopalocera. In Reise der Osterreichischen Fregatte "Novara" um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen Commodore B. von Wullerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band:
Abtheilung. Wien : vi + 548 + [1] pp in 5 parts, 140 pls.


Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ♂ Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) ♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ♀ Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ♀
♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

1996.06.25 - 2023.02.28.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.