Arhopala metamuta metamuta

Arhopala metamuta metamuta (Hewitson, 1863)


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

ON : Amblypodia metamuta Hewitson, 1863
OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1(1):13, pl.2, figs.14,♂(Un),15,♂.
TL : Sumatra. (♂)

Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala ; Narathiwat), W.Malaysia,
Singapore, Sumatra.

Synonyms

Arhopala gunongensis Bethune-Baker, 1897 : Ent. mon. Mag. 33:205. TL. Gunong Ijan, Perak. (♂, NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
'Amblypodia metamuta ; Godfrey,1930 : 331. (Chonburi: Sriracha; Satun: Klawng Ton)'
'Amblypodia metamuta ; Godfrey,1932a : 272. (Phang Nga: Bangtoa)'
Arhopala metamuta metamuta ; Pinratana,1981 : 83, pl.13, fig.14,♂(Un). ('Nakhon Nayok'; Narathiwat)
Arhopala metamuta metamuta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 616, pl.279, figs.L223,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Yala)
Arhopala antimuta antimuta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 616, pl.279, fig.225,♀(left). (in part)
Arhopala metamuta metamuta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 648, pl.294, figs.L248,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Yala)
Arhopala metamuta metamuta ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 63, figs.♂(Than To),♂(Un,Than To). (Than To WF.) (in part)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : 6♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 300 - 400m).
The record of Arhopala metamuta in the continental Thailand is considered to be Arhopala muta merguiana.

Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1863-1878; Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Part I. Lycaenidae.
London, John Van Voorst.
(1):1-37 [sic], pls.1-16. (6.Jul.1863) ; (2):37-76, pls.17-30. (24.Jun.1865) ; (3):77-114, pls.31-46. (1.Apr.1867) ; (4):115-136, 14a-14h, supplementary pp.1-16, pls.47-54, 3a-3c, supplementary pls.1-5. (30.Apr.1869) ; (5):137-151 [sic], pls.55-59, supplementary pl.6. (10.Feb.1873) ; (6):151-185 [sic], pls.60-73. (1.Dec.1874) ; (7):185-209 [sic], pls.74-83 (Jan.1877) ; (8):209-228, supplementary pp. 17-35 [sic], 35-47, pls.84-85, 88-92, supplementary pls.1a-1b, 3a-3b, 4a, 5a-5b, 7-8. (Nov.1878) [pls. 86-87 were never published]

Bethune-Baker, G.T.,1897 : Four new species of Arhopala.
Ent. mon. Mag. 33:202-205.

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.

1999.07.18 - 2022.08.31.