Arhopala muta merguiana

Arhopala muta merguiana Corbet, 1941


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

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

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

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

♂, Sekong, Laos.		♀, Nan, Thailand.

ON : Arhopala muta merguiana Corbet, 1941
OD : Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)10(9):155.
TL : 'Mergui [Myeik, Myanmar]; Peninsular Siam [P.Thailand]; Langkawi Islands, [W.Malaysia]' [Myeik, Myeik Dist., Myanmar]. (NHML)

Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Langkawi.

	● ssp.merguiana
	● ssp.maranda

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Narathura muta merguiana ; Evans,1957 : 95. (Siam / P)
Arhopala muta merguiana ; Pinratana,1981 : 83, pl.13, fig.11,♂(Un). (Nakhon Ratchasima; Sakon Nakhon; Ranong)
Arhopala muta maranda ; Pinratana,1981 : 83, pl.13, fig.12,♂(Un). (Ranong; Trang) (in part)
Arhopala muta merguiana ; Seki,1986 : 14. (Ranong)
Arhopala muta merguiana ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 37, fig.105,♂. (Ubon Ratchathani: Ban Ba Hai; Phu Chong Na Yoi)
'Arhopala muta merguiana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 616, pl.278, figs.L221a♂(Laos),[photo from Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999].'
'Arhopala muta merguiana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 648, pl.294, figs.L246b♂(Laos),[photo from Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999], ♀,♀(Un),[photo from D'Abrera].'
Arhopala muta merguiana ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 62, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Tenasserim; Ranong Hot Spring; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Kao Luang; Ka Chong; Thaleban)
Arhopala metamuta metamuta ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 63, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kao Yai; Nakhon Nayok; Mae Sam) (in part)
'Arhopala muta maranda ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 184, figs.Abb.L-287-288. (Phang Nga)'

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala muta merguiana ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 216, pl.114, figs.♂,♀(Un),♀. (Boung Kuang; Lak Sao; Thakhek)
Arhopala muta merguiana ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 46. (Namdhua; Thabeng)
Arhopala muta merguiana ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 53.
Arhopala muta merguiana ; Onodera,2022 : 85, pl.215, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Ban Lao; Champasak: Dong Huasao)

[ VIETNAM ]
Arhopala muta merguiana ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 60, figs.L-77,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Gung Re)
Arhopala muta merguiana ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 60. (C: Gia Lai to Lam Dong / S: Dong Nai)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♀.

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

Chiang Mai : 5♂ 4♀.

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

Lampang : 1♀.

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

Nan : 1♀.

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

Kanchanaburi : 2♀.

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

Ranong : 8♂ 16♀.

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

Phangnga : 1♀.

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ 1♀.

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

[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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

Khammouan : 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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

Sekong : 1♂.

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

Champasak : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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

Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 550m).

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.

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)	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2023.09.30.