Arhopala alesia sacharja  Fruhstorfer, 1914

Arhopala alesia sacharja ♂ Up. Arhopala alesia sacharja ♂ Un. Arhopala alesia sacharja ♀ Up. Arhopala alesia sacharja ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Tak, Thailand.
Arhopala alesia sacharja ♂ Up. Arhopala alesia sacharja ♂ Un. Arhopala alesia sacharja ♂ Up. Arhopala alesia sacharja ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Arhopala sacharja Fruhstorfer, 1914
OD : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):133.
TL : S.Annam. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Assam, Myanmar, Thailand,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Langkawi.
Arhopala alesia sacharja map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Narathura alesia sacharja ; Evans,1957 : 120. (Siam)
Arhopala alesia sacharja ; Pinratana,1981 : 95. not fig. (list only)
Arhopala alesia sacharja ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 636, pl.289, figs.L262,♂,♂(Un). (Nakhon Nayok)
Arhopala alesia sacharja ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 670, pl.305, figs.L286,♂,♂(Un). (Nakhon Nayok)
Arhopala alesia sacharja ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 77, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Arhopala alesia sacharja ; Kosterin,2020 : 317, fig.23(Un). (Preah Vihear)
Arhopala alesia sacharja ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 122. (Preah Vihear; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Narathura alesia sacharja ; Evans,1957 : 120. (Annam)
Arhopala alesia sacharja ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 29, fig.L-179,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Arhopala alesia sacharja ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 61. (C: Lam Dong)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 8♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in semi-dried forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 350 - 1000m). Collective overwintering was observed in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, in December. Further distributional research is needed.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : Neue Arhopala Rassen.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):121-137.


Arhopala alesia sacharja ♂ Arhopala alesia sacharja ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Arhopala alesia sacharja collective overwintering
collective overwintering, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2024.04.30.

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