Arhopala agaba agaba

Arhopala agaba agaba (Hewitson, 1862)


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

♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♀, Tak, Thailand.

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

♀, Satun, Thailand.		♀, Satun, Thailand.

ON : Amblypodia agaba Hewitson, 1862
OD : Spec. Cat. Lyc. Brit. Mus. : 8, pl.4, figs.39, ♀(Un),40,♀.
TL : 'India' [recte "Cochin China" [S.Vietnam]]. (NHML)

Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Sumatra.

	● ssp.agaba
	● ssp.aborigina

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Amblypodia agaba ; Godfrey,1927 : 126. (N)
Amblypodia agaba agaba ; Godfrey,1930 : 334. (Chiang Mai; Chonburi: Hup Bon; W: Klong Pong Kapo)
Narathura agaba agaba ; Evans,1957 : 119. (Siam / P)
Arhopala agaba ; Pinratana,1981 : 92, pl.15, fig.6,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi; Khon Kaen; Nakhon Ratchasima; Pattani; Trang)
Arhopala agaba ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 258, figs.136,♂,137,♂(Un). (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep)
Arhopala agaba ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 36. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Nam Tok Tad Ton; Nam Tok Kham Cha I; Ban Na Lak; Ban Gok Tum; Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Hin Dang)
Arhopala agaba ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 47, fig.63,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Arhopala agaba ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 632, pl.287, figs.L252,♂,♂(Un). (in part)
Arhopala agaba ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2023.05.16)
Arhopala agaba ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 666, pl.303, figs.L276,♂,♂(Un). (Koh Tarutao; Chon Buri)
Arhopala agaba ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 74, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Thung Saleng Luang; Wan Nam Khiewo; Muang Shone; Sai Kao)
Arhopala agaba ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs, Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Ubon Ratchathani; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Rayong; Chanthaburi; Phetchaburi; Surat Thani; Krabi) (accessed: 2024.06.08)

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala agaba ssp. ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 74, pl.105, figs.A9,♂,A10,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng)
Arhopala agaba ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.117, figs.♂,♀(Un),♀. (Thakhek; Saravan)
Arhopala agaba ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 45. (Thabok)
Arhopala agaba ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54.
Arhopala agaba ; Onodera,2022 : 87, pl.218, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Nahin; Savannakhet)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Arhopala agaba ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Arhopala agaba ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 122. (Pursat; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Narathura agaba agaba ; Evans,1957 : 119. (Cochin China)
Narathura agaba ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 369-371, pl.15, figs.113,♂,114,♂(Un),115,♂(Un),116,♂(Un),117,♀,118,♀(Un). (Dong Nai: Trang Bom; Lam Dong: Djiring)
Arhopala agaba ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: Huong Thuy)
Arhopala agaba ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 61, figs.L-94,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dai Duc Me; Madagui)
Arhopala athada apha ; Nihira,2009 : 100, fig.f5,♂. (Phu Quoc)
Arhopala agaba agaba ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 61. (C: Thua Thien Hue / S: to Tay Ninh)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 12♂ 13♀.

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

Phrae : 1♂.

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

Tak : 1♀.

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

Kanchanaburi : 1♀ (photo).

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

Chanthaburi : 2♂ 3♀.

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

Satun (incl. Koh Tarutao) : 2♂ 3♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 550m).

Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1862 : Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum.
British Museum, London. 4to:[iv]+15pp, 8 pls.

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.


♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.