Arhopala buddha cooperi

Arhopala buddha cooperi (Evans,1925)


♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Amblypodia cooperi Evans,1925
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(3):631.
TL : Mergui. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Sumatra, Banka, Siberut.

Synonyms

Arhopala cooperi gana Corbet,1941 : Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)10(9):163. TL. Kedah, Malaya. (♂, NHML)
Arhopala cooperi siberuta Corbet,1941 : Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)10(9):163. TL. Siberut. (♂, NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Narathura buddha cooperi ; Evans,1957 : 119. (Peninsular Siam)
Arhopala buddha cooperi ; Pinratana,1981 : 93, pl.15, fig.8♂(Un) ; pl.33, figs.4♂(Un),5♂(Un),8♀. (Ranong / Trang)
Arhopala buddha cooperi ; Seki,1986 : 16,18. (Ranong)
Arhopala ace arata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.281, fig.L234,♂(right),♂(right,Un). (in part)
Arhopala buddha cooperi ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 634, pl.288, fig.L255,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong / Than To)
Arhopala buddha cooperi ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 668, pl.304, fig.L279,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong / Than To)
Arhopala buddha cooperi ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 75, fig.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Tenasserim / Kam Puan / Muang Shone / Khlong Naka / Kao Luang / Ka Chong / Thaleban)

[ VIETNAM ]
Arhopala buddha cooperi ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 61. (S: Dong Nai)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 5♂ 3♀.

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 2♂ (photo & photo by A.Giudici).

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

Notes

Literature

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

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.


♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.	♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.18 - 2019.05.31.