Arhopala singla

Arhopala singla (Nicéville, 1885)


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

ON : Satadra singla Nicéville, 1885
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 54(2):119-120, pl.2, fig.8,♂.
TL : Sikkim. (NZC)

Distribution : Kumaon, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Yunnan, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Type Material Information

1♂ Type, Sikkim. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 94, figs.♂,♂(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala singla ; Pinratana,1981 : 98, pl.33, fig.6,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Loei)
Arhopala singla ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 640, pl.291, figs.L271,♂,♂(Un),♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Loei)
Arhopala singla ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 676, pl.308, figs.L295,♂,♂(Un),♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Loei)
Arhopala singla ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 79, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Suthep)
Arhopala singla ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2019- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Kampphaeng Phet; Phetchabun) (accessed: 2023.04.30)

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala singla ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.117, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Xam Neua; Xiang Khouang)
Arhopala singla ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54.
Arhopala singla ; Onodera,2022 : 86, pl.216, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Houaphan: Xam Neua)

[ VIETNAM ]
Arhopala singla ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 42. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Arhopala singla ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 61. (C: Khanh Hoa; Lam Dong)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂ (photo).

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

Chiang Rai : 1♀.

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

Chiang Mai : 3♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).

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

Lampang : 2♂ (photo).

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

Nan : 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 900 - 1800m). Males are territorial on trees at hilltops.
The female type specimen of Arhopala singla shown in Sheela et al. (2019) is considered to be Arhopala bazalus.

Literature

Nicéville, L. de,1885 : Descriptions of some new Indian Rhopalocera.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 54(2)117-124, 1 pl.

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.


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

♂, Lampang, Thailand.

♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2023.05.31.