Arhopala agelastus perissa  Doherty, 1889

Arhopala agelastus perissa ♂ Up. Arhopala agelastus perissa ♂ Un. Arhopala agelastus perissa ♀ Up. Arhopala agelastus perissa ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Arhopala agelastus perissa ♂ Up. Arhopala agelastus perissa ♂ Un. Arhopala agelastus perissa ♀ Up. Arhopala agelastus perissa ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Arhopala agelastus perissa ♂ Up. Arhopala agelastus perissa ♂ Un. Arhopala agelastus perissa ♀ Up. Arhopala agelastus perissa ♀ Un.
♂, Satun, Thailand. ♀, Satun, Thailand.

ON : Arhopala perissa Doherty, 1889
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(4):419-420, pl.23, fig.11,♂,♂(Un).
TL : Myitta.
Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (excluding Yala).
● ssp.perissa
ssp.agelastus
Arhopala agelastus perissa map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Narathura agelastus perissa ; Evans,1957 : 122. (P)
Arhopala agelastus perissa ; Pinratana,1981 : 95, pl.15, fig.15,♂(Un). ('Chaiyaphum'; Ranong; Trang)
Arhopala agelastus perissa ; Seki,1986 : 18, figs.44,♀,45,♀(Un). (Ranong)
Arhopala agelastus perissa ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 636, pl.289, figs.L263b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ('Chaiyaphum')
Arhopala agelastus agelastus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 636, pl.290, figs.L263b♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Arhopala agelastus perissa ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 672, pl.305, figs.L287a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ('Chaiyaphum')
Arhopala agelastus agelastus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 672, pl.306, figs.L287b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Arhopala agelastus perissa ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 77, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Tenasserim; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Tarutao Is.)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 9♂ 4♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

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


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 10 - 30m).
Pinratana,1981 recorded this taxon from "Chaiyaphum", C.N.Thailand, but this seems rather doubtful. The specimens need to be reconfirmed. Further distributional research is needed.


Literature

Doherty, W.,1889 : On certain Lycaenidae from Lower Tenasserim.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(4):409-440, 2 pls.


Arhopala agelastus perissa ♂
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.18 - 2023.06.30.

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