Arhopala arvina aboe

Arhopala arvina aboe Nicéville, 1895


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

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

♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Arhopala aboë [sic] Nicéville, 1895
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 9(3):281-282, pl.O, fig.26,♂,♂(Un).
TL : Daunat Range, "Tenasserim, Burma" [Tanintharyi, Myanmar]. (NZC)

Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand (Ranong and Northward), Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.

	● ssp.aboe
	● ssp.adalitas

Synonyms

Arhopala adala Nicéville,1895 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 9(3):282-284, pl.O, fig.27,♂[♀], ♂[♀](Un). TL. Daunat Range and Ataran Valley, "Tenasserim, Burma" [Tanintharyi, Myanmar]. (NZC)
Arhopala adulans Nicéville,1895 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 9(3):284-285, pl.O, figs.28,♂[♀], ♂[♀](Un), 29,♀,♀(Un). TL. Ataran Valley, "Tenasserim, Burma" [Tanintharyi, Myanmar]. (NZC)

Type Materials Information

aboe ; Holotype, ♂, Daunat Range, Tenasserim. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 82, figs.♂,♂(Un).
adala ; 1♂[♀] Type, Ataran Valley, Tenasserim. (NZC), 1♀ Type, Daunat Range, Tenasserim. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 83, figs.♂[♀],♂[♀](Un),♀,♀(Un).
adulans ; 1♀ Type, Ataran Valley, Tenasserim. (NZC), 1♂[♀] Type, Ataran Valley, Tenasserim. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 84, figs.♀,♀(Un),♂[♀],♂[♀](Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Narathura arvina aboe ; Evans,1957 : 120. (P)
Arhopala arvina aboe ; Pinratana,1981 : 93, pl.15, fig.9,♂(Un) ; pl.31, figs.10,♀,11,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Ratchasima; Ranong; Trang)
Arhopala arvina oboe [sic] ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 634, pl.288, figs.L256a♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (Chiang Mai; Kaper)
Arhopala arvina ardea ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 634, pl.288, figs.L256c♀,♀(Un). (Nakhon Nayok)
Arhopala arvina oboe [sic] ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 668, pl.304, figs.L280a♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Nayok; Kaper)
Arhopala arvina aboe ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 75, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Toong Slang Luang; Khao Soi Dao; Ranong Hot Spring; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka)
Arhopala arvina aboe ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs, Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok) (accessed: 2023.05.16)
Arhopala arvina aboe ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 85. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala arvina aboe ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.118, figs.♂,♀(Un),♀,♀,♀. (Thateng)
Arhopala arvina aboe ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 47. (Namdhua)
Arhopala arvina aboe ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54.

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Arhopala arvina ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; Phong Dien)
Arhopala arvina aboe ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 60, figs.L-88,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Arhopala arvina aboe ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 42. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Arhopala arvina aboe ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 61. (C: Lam Dong)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 4♂ 4♀ (incl. photo & photo by T.Laola, S.Sophonviwatkul).

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

Chaiyaphum : 1♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).

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

Kanchanaburi : 1♂ 1♀ (photo).

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

Chanthaburi : 1♀.

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

Ranong : 6♂ 4♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 300 - 1800m). The purple markings on the upper side of females are very variable.

Literature

Nicéville, L. de,1895 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan Region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 9(3):259-321, pls.N-Q.


♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.	♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2023.06.30.