Arhopala paraganesa mendava

Arhopala paraganesa mendava Corbet, 1941


♂, Surat Thani, Thailand.		♀, Surat Thani, Thailand.

♂, Surat Thani, Thailand.		♀, Surat Thani, Thailand.

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Surat Thani, Thailand.

ON : Arhopala paraganesa mendava Corbet, 1941
OD : Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)10(9):167.
TL : Larut Hill, Perak. (♂, NHML)

Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong ; Surat Thani),
W.Malaysia, Sumatra.

	● ssp.zephyretta
	● ssp.albicans
	● ssp.mendava

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala paraganesa mendava ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 646, pl.294, figs.L279b♂,♂(Un). (no loc.)
Arhopala paraganesa mendava ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 682, pl.310, figs.L303b♂,♂(Un). (Surat Thani)
'Arhopala paraganesa mendava ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 82, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Ka Chong)'

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 5♂ (1♂ genitalia dissected).

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

Surat Thani : 6♂ 2♀ (1♂ genitalia dissected).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 800 - 1300m). Very occasionally, some individuals do not develop white scales on the underside of both wings. The Individual variation appears to be highly variable.
The specimens in Kimura et al. (2014) look rather odd. I suspect they are different species. Further taxonomic and distributional studies are needed.

Literature

Corbet, A.S.,1941 : A key to the Indo-Malayan species of Arhopala Boisduval (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)10(9):149-183, figs.1-114.

1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.