Arhopala anthelus anthea

Arhopala anthelus anthea (Evans, 1925)


♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Amblypodia anthelus anthea Evans, 1925
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(3):625.
TL : 'Tavoy - S.Burma'. (NHML)

Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand. (excluding SE. & Koh Tarutao)

	● ssp.anthea
	● ssp.
	● ssp.grahami

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Amblypodia anthelus anthelus ; Godfrey,1930 : 329. ('Prae: Me Song forest'; Me Lamoung)
Narathura anthelus anthea ; Evans,1957 : 88. (W / P)
Arhopala anthelus anthea ; Pinratana,1981 : 76, pl.12, figs.4,♂,5,♂(Un). (Phang Nga; Ranong; Trang)
Arhopala anthelus anthea ; Seki,1986 : 12. (Ranong)
Arhopala anthelus anthea ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 604, pl.273, figs.L194a♂,♂(Un),♀. (Ranong)
Arhopala anthelus grahami ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 604, pl.273, figs.L194b♂,♂(Un),♀. (Satun; Krabi)
Arhopala anthelus grahami ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,[♂](Un). (Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2022.04.30)
Arhopala anthelus anthea ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 634, pl.287, figs.L219a♂,♂(Un),♀. (Ranong)
Arhopala anthelus grahami ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 634, pl.287, figs.L219b♂,♂(Un),♀. (Satun; Krabi)
Arhopala anthelus anthea ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 53. (by literature)
Arhopala anthelus grahami ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 53, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong Hot Spring; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Kao Luang; Ka Chong) (in part)
Arhopala anthelus grahami ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 180, figs.Abb.L-265-268. (Phang Nga)
Arhopala anthelus anthea ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Ranong; Surat Thani) (accessed: 2024.06.08)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 5♂ 4♀.

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 250m).
Godfrey (1930) recorded it from 'Me Song forest, Prae', but it is doubtful. Further distributional research is needed.

Literature

Evans, W.H.,1925 : The Identification of Indian Butterflies. Part VII.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(3):610-639, 1 pl.

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.

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.11 - 2024.06.30.