Arhopala aurelia  (Evans, 1925)

Arhopala aurelia ♂ Up. Arhopala aurelia ♂ Un. Arhopala aurelia ♀ Up. Arhopala aurelia ♀ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Arhopala aurelia ♂ Up. Arhopala aurelia ♂ Un. Arhopala aurelia ♀ Up. Arhopala aurelia ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Arhopala aurelia ♂ Up. Arhopala aurelia ♂ Un. Arhopala aurelia ♀ Up. Arhopala aurelia ♀ Un.
♂, Satun (Koh Tarutao), Thailand. ♀, Pattani, Thailand.
Arhopala aurelia ♂ Up. Arhopala aurelia ♂ Un. Arhopala aurelia ♂ Up. Arhopala aurelia ♂ Un.
♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. ♂, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Amblypodia agaba aurelia Evans, 1925
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(3):630.
TL : Manipur. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Manipur, Myanmar, Thailand,
Laos, Vietnam, W.Malaysia (Kedawi).
Arhopala aurelia map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Narathura aurelia ; Evans,1957 : 103. (Siam)
Arhopala aurelia ; Pinratana,1981 : 88, pl.14, fig.11,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi; Uthai Thani; Trang)
Arhopala aurelia ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 258, figs.134,♀,135,♀(Un). (Mukdahan: Phu Sa Duak Bua)
Arhopala aurelia ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 36. (Mukdahan: Ban Gok Tum; Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi)
Arhopala aurelia ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 54. (Ubon Ratchathani: Nam Tok Soi Sawan)
Arhopala aurelia ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 47, fig.60,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Arhopala aurelia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 624, pl.283, figs.L238,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Wang Chin)
Arhopala agaba ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.287, figs.L252,♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Arhopala aurelia ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.['♂']. (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.08.01)
Arhopala aurelia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 656, pl.298, figs.L262,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Wang Chin)
Arhopala aurelia ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 69, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Suthep; Wan Nam Khiewo; Ranong Hot Spring; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Thaleban; Than To WF.)
Arhopala aurelia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Sa Kaeo) (accessed: 2023.08.28)

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala aurelia ssp. ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 74, pl.105, figs.A5,♀,A6,♀(Un). (Nam Tan)
Arhopala aurelia ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 216, pl.115, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Boung Kuang; Thakhek)
Arhopala aurelia ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 47. (Thakhek)
Arhopala aurelia ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 53.
Arhopala aurelia ; Onodera,2022 : 86, pl.216, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Phon Si)

[ VIETNAM ]
Narathura aurelia ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 371-372, pl.15, figs.119,♂,120,♂(Un) ; Pl.16, figs.121,♀,122,♀(Un). (Dong Nai: Trang Bom; Lam Dong: Djiring)
Arhopala aurelia ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: A Luoi; Huong Thuy)
Arhopala aurelia ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 28, fig.L-176,♂. (Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Arhopala aurelia ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 60. (C: Thua Thien Hue to Lam Dong / S)
Arhopala aurelia ; Saito et al.,2017 : 78. (S: Nui Cam; Nui Coto)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 18♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Kanchanaburi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Sa Kaeo : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 2♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun (Koh Tarutao) : 1♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Pattani : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 900m).


Literature

Evans, W.H.,1925 : The Identification of Indian Butterflies. Part VII.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(3):610-639, 1 pl.


Arhopala aurelia ♂ Arhopala aurelia ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.

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