Arhopala paralea (Evans, 1925)
Arhopala paralea ♂ Up. Arhopala paralea ♂ Un. Arhopala paralea ♀ Up. Arhopala paralea ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Tak, Thailand.
Arhopala paralea ♂ Up. Arhopala paralea ♂ Un. Arhopala paralea ♀ Up. Arhopala paralea ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Arhopala paralea ♂ Up. Arhopala paralea ♂ Un. Arhopala paralea ♂ Up. Arhopala paralea ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Amblypodia paralea Evans, 1925
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(3):631.
TL : 'Manipur, [NE.India] - Shan States, [Myanmar]'. (NHML)
Distribution : India (Manipur), Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, W.Malaysia, Sumatra. 		Arhopala paralea map
Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala paralea ; Pinratana,1981 : 93, pl.15, fig.7,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Arhopala paralea ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 632, pl.287, figs.L254,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Wang Chin; Chiang Dao)
Arhopala paralea ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 666, pl.303, figs.L278,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Wang Chin; Chiang Dao)
Arhopala paralea ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 75, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Maethro; Khun Lao V.)
Arhopala paralea ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2024- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs, Early Stages. (Kamphaeng Phet) (accessed: 2024.06.08)

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Arhopala paralea ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 60, figs.L-87,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Gung Re; Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Arhopala paralea ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 42. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Arhopala paralea ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 61. (C: Lam Dong / S: Dong Nai)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 3♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 6♂ 2♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Kamphaeng Phet : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 3♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 350 - 1300m).

Literature

Evans, W.H.,1925 : The Identification of Indian Butterflies. Part VII.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(3):610-639, 1 pl.

Arhopala paralea ♂ Arhopala paralea ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)
1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.