Arhopala allata atarana  (Tytler, 1926)

Arhopala allata atarana ♂ Up. Arhopala allata atarana ♂ Un. Arhopala allata atarana ♂ Up. Arhopala allata atarana ♂ Un.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Amblypodia suffusa atarana Tytler, 1926
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31(3):588, pl.1, fig.13,♀.
TL : Ataran. (♀, NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia.
● ssp.atarana
ssp.suffusa ?
ssp.pandra
Arhopala allata atarana map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala allata pandora ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 54, fig.28,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Hin Khan; Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi)
Arhopala allata atarana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 612, pl.277, figs.L210a♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Arhopala allata pandora ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 644, pl.292, figs.L236,♂,♂ (in part).
Arhopala allata atarana ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 59, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ban Lao Kram; Phu Chong Na Yoi)

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala allata atarana ; Nakamura & Wakahara, 2012 :53, pl.19, figs.Ly-144,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Champasak: 66km south of Pakse)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Arhopala allata atarana ; Kosterin,2020 : 317, fig.24(Un). (Siem Reap)
Arhopala allata atarana ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 122. (Siem Reap)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 700 - 1300m). Further taxonomic and distributional studies are needed.


Literature

Tytler, H.C.,1926 : Notes on some new and interesting Butterflies from India and Burma
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31(3):579-590, pls.2,3-5.

Corbet, A.S.,1941 : A key to the Indo-Malayan species of Arhopala Boisduval (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)10(9):149-183, figs.1-114.

Evans, W.H.,1957 : A Revision of the Arhopala Group of Oriental Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera).
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5(3):85-141.


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