Arhopala ariana wilcocksi  Eliot, 1973
Arhopala ariana wilcocksi ♂ Up. Arhopala ariana wilcocksi ♂ Un.
♂, Satun (Koh Tarutao), Thailand.

ON : Arhopala havilandi wilcocksi Eliot, 1973
OD : Entomologist 106(1316):3.
TL : Langkawi. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Koh Tarutao), Langkawi.
● ssp.ariana
● ssp.
● ssp.wilcocksi
Arhopala ariana wilcocksi map
Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 13.Jan.1970. Langkawi Is. P.Wilcocks (NHML)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Satun (Koh Tarutao) : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Notes

This is the first record from Thailand.
This taxon has a brownish and dark ground colour on the underside like the populations from P.Thailand, but with a strong reddish-purple wash.

Literature

Eliot, J.N.,1973 : More revisional Notes on oriental Butterflies.
Entomologist 106(1316):1-15.

2023.07.31.
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.