Arhopala varro selama  (Eliot, 1959)

Arhopala varro selama ♀ Up. Arhopala varro selama ♀ Un.
♀, 2016.04.30. Betong Dist., Yala, Thailand.

ON : Narathura varro selama Eliot, 1959
OD : Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 7(8):378-379.
TL : Ulu Selama, Perak. (♀)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala), W.Malaysia.
● ssp.varro
ssp.selama
Arhopala varro selama map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala varro selama ; Saito & Inayoshi,2018 : 34, figs.69,♀,♀(Un). (Yala)
Arhopala varro selama ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.06.01)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : Betong Dist. 2016.04.30. 1♀, Y.Inayoshi (YI).
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Notes

This is the first record from Thailand.
The butterfly is rare in montane forests at moderate elevations.


Literature

Eliot, J.N.,1959 : New or little known Butterflies from Malaya.
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 7(8) : 369-391, 1pl, 7 text-figs.


Arhopala varro selama ♀
♀, 2016.04.30. Yala, Thailand.

2018.09.30 - 2023.06.30.

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