Arhopala amphimuta amphimuta

Arhopala amphimuta amphimuta (Felder & Felder, 1860)


♂, Narathiwat, Thailand.		♂, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Amblypodia amphimuta Felder & Felder, 1860
OD : Wien. ent. Monats. 4(12):396.
TL : Malay Pen. (♂, NHML)

Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala ; Narathiwat), W.Malaysia,
Tioman, Singapore, Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, Palawan, Luzon.

	● ssp.milleriana
	● ssp.milleriana and amphimuta occur together
	● ssp.amphimuta

Synonym

Arhopala asia Nicéville, 1893 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 7(3):333, pl.H, fig.16,♂. TL. Quang, Malay Pen. (♂)

Type Material Information

asia ; 1♂ Type, Quang, Malay Peninsula. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 85, figs.♂,♂(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala amphimuta amphimuta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 612, pl.277, figs.L214b♂,♂(Un),'♀,♀(Un)'. (Yala)
Arhopala amphimuta amphimuta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 646, pl.293, figs.L240b♂,♂(Un),'♀,♀(Un)'. (Yala)
Arhopala amphimuta amphimuta ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 60, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To WF.)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : 1♂.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Narathiwat : 1♂.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 250 - 650m).
In Yala province, ssp.mirelliana and amphimuta-like individuals are found sympatrically. These amphimuta-like individuals seem to closely resemble Arhopala asia which is considered a synonym of amphimuta. I tentatively treat it as ssp.amphimuta. However, the taxon asia is likely to be a distinct species. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Literature

Felder, C. & Felder, R.,1860 : Lepidoptera nova in paeninsula Malayica collecta diagnosibus instructa.
Wien. ent. Monats. 4(12):394-402.

Nicéville, L.de,1893 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan Region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 7(3):322-357, pls.H,I,J.

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.

2009.05.20 - 2022.08.31.