Arhopala ace arata Tytler, 1915
Arhopala ace arata ♂ Up. Arhopala ace arata ♂ Un. Arhopala ace arata ♀ Up. Arhopala ace arata ♀ Un.
♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Arhopala ace arata ♂ Up. Arhopala ace arata ♂ Un. Arhopala ace arata ♀ Up. Arhopala ace arata ♀ Un.
♂, Tak, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Arhopala ace arata ♂ Up. Arhopala ace arata ♂ Un. Arhopala ace arata ♂ Up. Arhopala ace arata ♂ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♂, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Arhopala arata Tytler, 1915
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 24(1):135, pl.3, fig.27,♂.
TL : Manipur Hills (Lengba River; Sebong), [NE.India]. (NHML)
Distribution : NE.India (Manipur), Myanmar, Thailand (Ranong and Northward), S.Laos, Vietnam.
● ssp.arata
● ssp.ace
Arhopala ace arata map
Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala ace arata ; Pinratana,1981 : 86, pl.31, fig.15,♂(Un). (Loei)
Arhopala ace arata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.281, figs.L234,♂(left),♂(left,Un). (in part)
Arhopala ace arata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 654, pl.297, figs.L258,♂,♂(Un). ('Chanthaburi'; Ranong)
Arhopala ace arata ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 68, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Muang Shone)

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala ace arata ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 216, pl.115, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Thateng; Pak Xong)
Arhopala ace arata ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 53.

[ VIETNAM ]
Narathura ace ssp. ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 358-359, pl.12, figs.89,♀,90,♀(Un). (Lam Dong: Blao)
Arhopala ace ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; Huong Thuy)
Arhopala ace arata ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 60, fig.L-81,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Arhopala ace arata ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 25, fig.L-81,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Arhopala ace arata ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 42. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Arhopala ace arata ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 60. (C / S: Dong Nai)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chaiyaphum : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Kanchanaburi : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 4♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 400 - 1200m).
In Ranong, both ssp.arata and individuals that very similar to ssp.ace are found sympatrically, but the upper surface colouration is close to that of arata. This area is considered to be a transition zone for both subspecies.

Literature

Tytler, H.C.,1915 : Notes on some new and interesting Butterflies from Manipur and the Naga Hills.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 24(1):119-155, pls.3,4, 29 figs.

Arhopala ace arata ♂
♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)
1999.07.18 - 2023.07.31.
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.