Arhopala alitaeus mirabella  Doherty, 1889

Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂ Up. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂ Un. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♀ Up. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♀ Un.
♂, Krabi, Thailand. ♀, Krabi, Thailand.
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂ Up. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂ Un. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♀ Up. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂ Up. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂ Un. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♀ Up. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♀ Un.
♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano) ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂ Up. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂ Un. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♀ Up. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♀ Un.
♂, Satun (Koh Tarutao), Thailand. ♀, Satun (Koh Tarutao), Thailand.

Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂ Up. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂ Un. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♀ Up. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♀ Un.
♂, Phrae, Thailand. ♀, Sa Kaeo, Thailand.
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂ Up. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂ Un. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♀ Up. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♀ Un.
♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. ♀, Trat, Thailand.
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂ Up. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂ Un. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂ Up. Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂ Un.
♂, Trat, Thailand. ♂, Trat, Thailand.

ON : Arhopala mirabella Doherty, 1889
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(4):420-421.
TL : Mergui. (♀, NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
Vietnam, Langkawi.
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella map

Synonym

Arhopala alitaeus valika Corbet, 1941 : Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)10(9):158. TL. Langkawi. (♂, NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ; Godfrey,1916 : 139. (Chonburi: Nong Yai Boo)
Amblypodia mirabella ; Godfrey,1930 : 331. (Chonburi: Sriracha; W: Klong Pong Kapo; Thaungyin River)
Narathura alitaeus mirabella ; Evans,1957 : 106. (Siam)
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ; Pinratana,1981 : 86, pl.14, fig.4,♂(Un). (Chanthaburi; Prachinburi; Uthai Thani; Satun: Ko Tarutao)
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ; Seki,1986 : 14. (Ranong)
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 37, fig.109,♂. (Ubon Ratchathani: Ban Na Pho Krang; Phu Chong Na Yoi; Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Phu Hin Dang)
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 55. (Mukdahan: Phu Hin Khan; Ubon Ratchathani: Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Ban Ba Hai)
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 620, pl.281, figs.L232,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Koh Tarutao)
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.['♀']. (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.08.01)
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 652, pl.296, figs.L256,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Koh Tarutao)
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 67, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bang Salock; Bung Kahn; Wan Nam Khiewo; Phu Chong Na Yoi; Krathin WF; Kao Saverb; Khlong Thariew; Ranong Hot Spring; Khlong Naka)
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig, Early Stages. (Ubon Ratchathani; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Surat Thani) (accessed: 2024.04.06)

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 216, pl.115, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Pakxe)
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 53.
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ; Onodera,2022 : 85, pl.216, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Savannakhet)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ; Kosterin,2019 : 91, fig.16(Un). (Koh Kong)
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ; Kosterin,2020 : 317. (Siem Reap; Stueng Treng)
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 122. (Koh Kong; Siem Reap; Stueng Treng)

[ VIETNAM ]
'Amblypodia alitaeus ; Lemée,1950 : 20. (Hagiang)'
Narathura alitaeus mirabella ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 365-366, pl.14, figs.103,♂,104,♂(Un). (Dong Nai: Trang Bom)
Arhopala alitaeus ; Vu,2003 : 58. (Phu Quoc)
'Arhopala alitaeus ; Luong et al.,2004 : 11. (Cuc Phuong)'
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 28, figs.L-173,♂,♀. (Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 60. (S: Dong Nai; Tay Ninh)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Sa Kaeo : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 2♂ 2♀ (incl. photo by T.Aoyama).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trat : 12♂ 5♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchaburi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 4♂ 5♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Krabi : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun (Koh Tarutao) : 15♂ 13♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 550m).
The populations in the continental region have greyish ground colour and more conspicuous markings on the underside of both wings, as Kimura et al.,2014 pointed out. Further taxonomic and distributional studies are needed.


Literature

Doherty, W.,1889 : On certain Lycaenidae from Lower Tenasserim.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(4):409-440, 2 pls.

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.


Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂ Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♀
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama) ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama)
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂ Arhopala alitaeus mirabella ♂
♂, Trat, Thailand. ♂, Trat, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.

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