Arhopala rama ramosa (Evans, 1925)

Arhopala rama ramosa ♂ Up. Arhopala rama ramosa ♂ Un. Arhopala rama ramosa ♀ Up. Arhopala rama ramosa ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Arhopala rama ramosa ♂ Up. Arhopala rama ramosa ♂ Un. Arhopala rama ramosa ♂ Up. Arhopala rama ramosa ♂ Un.
♂, Tak, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Amblypodia rama ramosa Evans, 1925
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(3):634.
TL : 'Manipur, [NE.India] – Dawnas, [Myanmar]'. (NHML)
Distribution : Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.
Arhopala rama ramosa map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Amblypodia rama ramosa ; Godfrey,1927 : 126. (N)
Amblypodia rama ramosa ; Godfrey,1930 : 335-336. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chiang Mai)
Arhopala rama ramosa ; Pinratana,1981 : 94, pl.15, fig.10,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Arhopala rama ramosa ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 634, pl.288, figs.L257,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Wang Chin; Chiang Dao)
Arhopala rama ramosa ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 668, pl.304, figs.L281,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Wang Chin)
Arhopala rama ramosa ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 76, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Thung Saleng Luang; Khao Soi Dao)
Arhopala rama ramosa ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2022- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig, Early Stages. (Phetchabun; Sa Kaeo) (accessed: 2023.05.16)

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala rama ramosa ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.117, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Xaignabouri; Saravan)
Arhopala rama ramosa ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 47. (Nakai)
Arhopala rama ramosa ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54.

[ VIETNAM ]
Amblypodia rama ; Metaye,1957 : 89. (no loc.)
Arhopala rama ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong)
Arhopala rama ramosa ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 60, fig.L-86,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Arhopala rama ramosa ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 25, fig.L-86,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Arhopala rama ramosa ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 61. (C: Thua Thien Hue to Lam Dong)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 7♂ 3♀ (incl. photo and photo by T.Laola).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 1♂ (photo by T.Laola).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chaiyaphum : 1♀ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Sa Kaeo : 1♀ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 300 - 1600m).


Literature

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


Arhopala rama ramosa ♂ Arhopala rama ramosa ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2023.06.30.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.