Arhopala paraganesa mendava  Corbet, 1941
Arhopala paraganesa mendava ♂ Up. Arhopala paraganesa mendava ♂ Un. Arhopala paraganesa mendava ♀ Up. Arhopala paraganesa mendava ♀ Un.
♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. ♀, 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 and Southward),
W.Malaysia, Sumatra.
● ssp.zephyretta
● ssp.albicans
● ssp.mendava
Arhopala paraganesa mendava map
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♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani : 6♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 800 - 1300m).

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.

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