Arhopala amantes amatrix

Arhopala amantes amatrix Nicéville, 1891


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

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

ON : Arhopala amatrix Nicéville, 1891
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):370-371, pl.G, figs.23,♂, 24,♀.
TL : Tilin Yaw, "Upper Burma" [Myanmar]. (NZC)

Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Type Materials Information

1♂ Type, 8.May.1890. Tilin Yaw, N.Burma. (NZC) ; 1♀ Type, 18.May.1890. Tilin Yaw, N.Burma. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 78-79, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Amblypodia amantes amatrix ; Godfrey,1930 : 335. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Narathura amantes amatrix ; Evans,1957 : 110. (Siam)
Arhopala amantes amatrix ; Pinratana,1981 : 75, pl.12, fig.2,♂(Un). (Mae Hong Son; Chiang Mai)
Arhopala amantes amatrix ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 258, figs.124,♂,125,♂(Un). (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Phung; Phu Pha Thaep; Ubon Ratchathani: Kaeng Tana)
Arhopala amantes amatrix ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 35-36. (Mukdahan: Phu Huay Sing; Ban Na Lak; Ubon Ratchathani: Kaeng E-Keow)
Arhopala amantes amatrix ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 54. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Hin Khan)
Arhopala amantes amatrix ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 600, pl.272, figs.L190,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Chiang Mai)
Arhopala amantes amatrix ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 632, pl.286, figs.L215,♂,♂,♀. (Chiang Mai)
Arhopala amantes amatrix ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 52, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Wan Nam Khiewo; Sai Yok Noi)
Arhopala amantes amatrix ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Ubon Ratchathani) (accessed: 2024.06.08)

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala amantes amatrix ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.116, figs.♂,♀. (Vientiane)
Arhopala amantes amatrix ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 47. (Thakhek)
Arhopala amantes amatrix ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54.

[ VIETNAM ]
Arhopala amantes amatrix ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 60, fig.L-73,♂. (Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Arhopala amantes amatrix ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 59. (C: Dak Lak / S: Tay Ninh; Binh Thuan)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 2♂ 3♀.

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

Chiang Mai : 11♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).

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

Phrae : 1♀.

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

Uttaradit : 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 1000m). Males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Literature

Nicéville, L. de,1891 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):341-398.

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.

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.

♂(ab.), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.10 - 2024.06.30.