Arhopala serratimarginata Saito & Inayoshi, 2023
Arhopala serratimarginata ♂ Up. Arhopala serratimarginata ♂ Un. Arhopala serratimarginata ♀ Up. Arhopala serratimarginata ♀ Un.
♂, 2021.04.--. Lam Dong, Vietnam. Holotype ♀, 2018.03.--. Lam Dong, Vietnam. Paratype
Arhopala serratimarginata ♂ genitalia Arhopala serratimarginata ♂ genitalia Arhopala serratimarginata ♂ genitalia Arhopala serratimarginata ♂ genitalia
♂ genitalia, Lam Dong, Vietnam. Holotype

ON : Arhopala serratimarginata Saito & Inayoshi, 2023
OD : Butterflies 93:48-50, figs.92(HT,♂), 92v(HT,♂Un), 93(PT,♀), 93v(PT,♀Un), 94a-g(♂ genitalia), 95a-c(♀ genitalia).
TL : Dambri, Lam Dong, C.Vietnam. (RIEB)
Distribution : C.Vietnam (Lam Dong). 		Arhopala serratimarginata map
Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, Apr.2021. Dambri, alt. 850m, Lam Dong, C.Vietnam. D.Van leg. (RIEB, examined.)
Paratype 1♀, Mar.2018. same locality as holotype. D.Van leg. (in coll. K.Saito, examined.)

Specimens Examined

[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 1♂ 1♀ (Holotype and Paratype).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Notes

This is a fairly unique species and does not have any closely related species in the genus.
The butterfly is rare in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 850m). Further distributional research is needed.

Literature

Saito, K. & Inayoshi, Y.,2023 : Descriptions of new species and new subspecies of Nymphalidae and Lycaenidae from Thailand and Vietnam
Butterflies 93:31-50.

2024.02.29.
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.