Arhopala atrax

Arhopala atrax (Hewitson, 1862)


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

ON : Amblyhpodia atrax Hewitson, 1862
OD : Spec. Cat. Lyc. Brit. Mus. : 13, pl.7, figs.80,82.
TL : Bengal. (♀, NHML)

Distribution : Nepal, India, Sikkim to S.Myanmar,
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.

Synonyms

Arhopala alemon Nicéville, 1891 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):371-373, pl.F, fig.20,♂. TL. Burma. (♂, NZC)
Arhopala hewitsoni Bethune-Baker, 1903 : Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 17(1):132, pl.3, fig.9,♂ ; pl.5, figs.23,23a(♂,genitalia). TL. India.(♂, NHML)

Type Material Information

alemon ; 1♂ Type, Tilin Yaw, N.Burma. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 77, figs.♂,♂(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala atrax ; Godfrey,1916 : 140. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Amblypodia hewitsoni ; Godfrey,1927 : 126. (N)
Amblypodia alemon ; Godfrey,1927 : 126. (N)
Amblypodia atrax ; Godfrey,1930 : 331. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chonburi: Sriracha; 'S: Pulo Adang' [loc.err.])
Amblypodia hewitsoni ; Godfrey,1930 : 334. (Prae: Me Song forest; Umphang)
Amblypodia alemon ; Godfrey,1930 : 334. (Me Wong; Chiang Mai)
Amblypodia atrax ; Godfrey,1932a : 272. ('P' [loc.err.])
Narathura hewitsoni ; Shirôzu & Saigusa,1962 : 51-52, pl.6, figs.43,♀,44,♀(Un), Textfig.21,♂genitalia. (Li; Doi Inthanon; Mae Hoi)
Narathura hewitsoni ; Kawazoé,1964 : 142. (N: Tham Kleap)
Arhopala atrax ; Pinratana,1981 : 87, pl.14, fig.7,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Loei; 'Nakhon Ratchaburi' [? Nakhon Ratchasima]; Sakon Nakhon)
Arhopala atrax ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 258, figs.132,♀,133,♀(Un). (Ubon Ratchathani: Kaeng Tana)
Arhopala atrax ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 36. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Huay Sing; Ban Na Lak; Ban Gok Tum; Ubon Ratchathani: Ban Ba Hai; Nam Tok Soi Sawan)
Arhopala atrax ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 54. (Mukdahan: Phu Huai Sing)
Arhopala atrax ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 47, fig.61,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Arhopala atrax ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 620, pl.281, figs.L235,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un); pl.282, fig.235,♀,♀(Un). (Wiang Pa Pao; Chiang Dao; Wang Naum Khieo)
Arhopala alax ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.282, pl,282, figs.236,♂[♀],♂[♀](Un),♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (in part)
Arhopala atrax ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 654, pl.297, figs.L259,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Wiang Pa Pao; Chiang Dao; Wang Naum Khieo)
Arhopala atrax ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 66, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Suthep; Wan Nam Khiewo)
Arhopala alax ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 68, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Ban Mae Wa) (in part)
Arhopala atrax ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs, Early Stages. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.07.05)

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala atrax ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 216, pl.116, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Xiang Khouang; Saravan)
Arhopala atrax ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 53, pl.19. figs.Ly-153,♀,♀(Un). (21km east of Attapeu)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Arhopala atrax ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 122. (Preah Vihear; Siem Reap; Stueng Treng)

[ VIETNAM ]
Arhopala atrax ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 28, figs.L-178,♂,♀. (Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Arhopala atrax ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 60. (C / S: Binh Thuan)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 6♂ 3♀.

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

Chiang Mai : 8♂ 4♀ (incl. photo & photo by T.Laola).

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

Lampang : 1♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally very common in semi-dried forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 350 - 1100m).
The female type specimen of Arhopala alemon shown in Sheela et al. (2019: 77) is considered to be Arhopala alax.

Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1862 : Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum.
British Museum, London. 4to:[iv]+15pp, 8 pls.

Nicéville, L.de,1891 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):341-398.

Bethune-Baker, G.T.,1903 : A Revision of the Amblypodia Group of Butterflies of the Family Lycaenidae.
Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 17(1):3-164, 5 pls.


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2023.07.31.