Arhopala silhetensis adorea
Nicéville, 1890
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Ranong, Thailand. |
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand. |
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Ranong, Thailand. |
ON :
Arhopala adorea Nicéville, 1890
OD : Butts. India Burmah Ceylon. 3:238-239, frontispiece, fig.139,♂,♂(Un).
TL : Singapore. (NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Phetchaburi and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra.
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● ssp.silhetensis |
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● ssp.adrea |
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala silhetensis adorea ; Pinratana,1981 : 92, pl.15, fig.4,♂(Un). (Trang; Yala; Satun: Ko Tarutao)
Arhopala silhetensis adorea ; Seki,1986 : 16, figs.32,♂,33,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Arhopala silhetensis adorea ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 630, pl.286, figs.L250b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Yala)
Arhopala zambra zambra ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.287, figs.L251,♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Arhopala silhetensis adorea ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 664, pl.302, figs.L274b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Yala)
Arhopala zambra zambra ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.302, figs.L275,♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Arhopala silhetensis adorea ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 73, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Tarutao Is; Thaleban; Than To WF.)
Arhopala silhetensis adorea ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Surat Thani; Krabi; Yala) (accessed: 2024.06.08)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Phetchaburi : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).
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Ranong : 16♂ 6♀.
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Krabi : 1♂ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).
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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
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Pattani : 1♂.
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Satun (incl. Koh Tarutao) : 12♂ 10♀.
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Yala : 3♂ 1♀.
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Narathiwat : 1♂ 1♀.
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Notes
The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 600m).
Literature
Nicéville, L. de,1890 : in Marshall & Nicéville, The butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon.
A descriptive handbook of all the known species of rhopalocerous Lepidoptera inhabiting that region, with notices of allied species occurring in the neighbouring countries along the border, with numerous illustrations. Volume III (Lycaenidae).
Calcutta Central Press 4 to : xii + 503 pp, frontispiece, pls.25-29.
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.
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♂, Krabi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
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♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.