Arhopala labuana Bethune-Baker, 1896

Arhopala labuana ♂ Up. Arhopala labuana ♂ Un. Arhopala labuana ♀ Up. Arhopala labuana ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Arhopala labuana Bethune-Baker, 1896
OD : in H.H. Druce, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896(3):667-668, pl.30, figs.12,♂,13,♀.
TL : Labuan, [Borneo]; Mindanao, [Philippines].
Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (Chumphon and Southward), W.Malaysia, Borneo, Labuan, Sumatra, N.Pagai.
Arhopala labuana map

Synonym

Arhopala labuana etuna Corbet, 1941 : Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)10(9):166. TL. North Pagi Island, [Mentawai Islands, Indonesia]. (NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala labuana ; Pinratana,1981 : 96, pl.18, fig.1,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Arhopala labuana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 638, pl.290, figs.L264,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Trang)
Arhopala labuana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 672, pl.306, figs.L288,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Trang)
Arhopala labuana ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 78, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Tenasserim; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 350m).


Literature

Bethune-Baker, G.T.,1896 : in H.H. Druce, Further Contributions to our knowledge of the Bornean Lycaenidae.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896(3):650-683, pls.29-31.

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.


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