Arhopala silhetensis adorea Nicéville, 1890

Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♂ Up. Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♂ Un. Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♀ Up. Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♂ Up. Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♂ Un. Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♀ Up. Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♂ Up. Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♂ Un. Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♀ Up. Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand.
Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♂ Up. Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♂ Un. Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♀ Up. Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Arhopala adorea Nicéville, 1890
OD : Butts. India Burmah Ceylon. 3:238-239, frontispiece, fig.139,♂,♂(Un).
TL : Singapore. (NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Phetchaburi and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra.
● ssp.silhetensis
ssp.adrea
Arhopala silhetensis adorea map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala silhetensis adorea ; Pinratana,1981 : 92, pl.15, fig.4,♂(Un). (Trang; Yala; Satun: Ko Tarutao)
Arhopala silhetensis adorea ; Seki,1986 : 16, figs.32,♂,33,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Arhopala silhetensis adorea ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 630, pl.286, figs.L250b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Yala)
Arhopala zambra zambra ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.287, figs.L251,♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Arhopala silhetensis adorea ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 664, pl.302, figs.L274b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Yala)
Arhopala zambra zambra ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.302, figs.L275,♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Arhopala silhetensis adorea ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 73, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Tarutao Is; Thaleban; Than To WF.)
Arhopala silhetensis adorea ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Surat Thani; Krabi; Yala) (accessed: 2024.06.08)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Phetchaburi : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 16♂ 6♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Pattani : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun (incl. Koh Tarutao) : 12♂ 10♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 3♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Narathiwat : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 600m).


Literature

Nicéville, L. de,1890 : in Marshall & Nicéville, The butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon.
A descriptive handbook of all the known species of rhopalocerous Lepidoptera inhabiting that region, with notices of allied species occurring in the neighbouring countries along the border, with numerous illustrations. Volume III (Lycaenidae).
Calcutta Central Press 4 to : xii + 503 pp, frontispiece, pls.25-29.


Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♂ Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♀
♂, Krabi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) ♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
Arhopala silhetensis adorea ♂
♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.

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