Flos diardi capeta  (Hewitson, [1878])

Flos diardi capeta ♂ Up. Flos diardi capeta ♂ Un. Flos diardi capeta ♀ Up. Flos diardi capeta ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Flos diardi capeta ♂ Up. Flos diardi capeta ♂ Un. Flos diardi capeta ♀ Up. Flos diardi capeta ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Amblypodia capeta Hewitson, [1878]
OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae Suppl.:22, pl.8, figs.70,♀(Un),71,♀.
TL : Sumatra. (♀, NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi,
W.Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Belitung,
Palawan, Philippines.
● ssp.diardi
ssp.capeta
Flos diardi capeta map

Synonyms

Arhopala diardi asatha Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):131-132. TL. Java. (♂, NHML)
Arhopala diardi amha Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):132. TL. Sarawak. (♂, NHML)
Arhopala diardi almansor Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):132-133. TL. Malaya. (♀, NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Flos diardi capeta ; Evans,1957 : 130. (P)
Flos diardi capeta ; Pinratana,1981 : 103, pl.18, fig.4,♀(Un) ; pl.36, figs.2,♀(Un),5,♀. (Krabi; Trang; Yala)
Flos diardi capeta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 648, pl.295, figs.L286b♀,♀(Un),♂(Un). (Krabi; Ranong)
Flos diardi capeta ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♂](Un). (Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2023.04.26)
Flos diardi capeta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 684, pl.312, figs.L310b♀,♀(Un),♂. (Krabi; Ranong)
Flos diardi capeta ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 84, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Shone; Kao Poh Ta; Khlong Naka; Than To WF.)
Flos diardi capeta ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2020- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.04.11)
Flos diardi capeta ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 187-188, fig.Abb.L-297. (Phang Nga)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 2♂ 5♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 3♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 1100m). Males are territorial on trees at hilltops.


Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1863-1878 : Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae.
London, van Vorst. x+229pp. and 14a-14h, Suppl. 1-47; pls. (108, numbered;)
1-85, 88-92, 3a,3b,3c, Suppl.I-VII, Ia, Ib, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, Va, Vb. In 8 parts.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : Neue Arhopala Rassen.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):121-137.


Flos diardi capeta ♂
♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2023.09.30.

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