Arhopala alesia sacharja  Fruhstorfer,1914

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, Vietnam,
Langkawi.

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, fig.L262,♂,♂(Un). (Nakhon Nayok)
Arhopala alesia sacharja ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 670, pl.305, fig.L286,♂,♂(Un). (Nakhon Nayok)
Arhopala alesia sacharja ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 77, fig.♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep)

[ 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 : 7♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in semi-dried forest at low to moderate elevations. And Collective overwintering was observed in December.


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 - 2019.03.31.
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.