Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus

Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus (Fabricius, 1787)


♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)		♀, Trang, Thailand.

♂, Trang, Thailand.		♀, Trang, Thailand.

♂, Satun, Thailand.

ON : Papilio haraldus Fabricius, 1787
OD : Mantissa Ins. 2:82.
TL : "India Orientali" [Malay Pen.] (ZM)

Distribution : P.Thailand (Trang and Southward),
W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Sumatra, Bangka.

	● ssp.renonga
	● ssp.annamitica
	● ssp.haraldus

Synonym

Lycaenopsis ananga Felder & Felder, [1865] : Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (2):257, pl.32, figs.10,11. TL. Malacca Interior. (NHML)

Type Materials Information

haraldus ; Holotype ♂, 'India Orientali' [Malay Pen.] (ZM)
ananga ; Lectotype ♂, Malacca interior. designated by Eliot & Kawazoé,1983. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ; Pinratana,1981 : 43, 162, pl.6, figs.25,♂,26,♀,27,♂(Un). (Trang) (in part)
Lycaenopsis haraldus renonga ; Pinratana,1981 : 43. (Trang) (in part)
Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 561, pl.254, figs.L80a♂,♀,♀(Un). (Trang)
Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 580, pl.262, figs.L105a♂,♀,♀(Un). (Trang)
Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 186, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ka Chong; Thaleban)
Lycaenopsis haraldus haraldus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2021- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2021.04.21)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Trang : 2♂ 5♀.

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

Satun : 1♂.

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

Yala : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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

Narathiwat : 4♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevation (Alt. 100 - 400m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Literature

Fabricius, J.C.,1787 : Mantissa Insectorum sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericis,
differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus.
Copenhagen, Christ. Gottl. Proft 8vo 1:xx+348pp ; 2:[2]+382pp.

Felder, C. & Felder, R.,1865-1875 :
Rhopalocera. In Reise der Osterreichischen Fregatte "Novara" um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen Commodore B. von Wullerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band:
Abtheilung. Wien : vi + 548 + [1] pp in 5 parts, 140 pls.


♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)	♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

1996.06.25 - 2023.02.28.