Arhopala asinarus asinarus

Arhopala asinarus asinarus C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865


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

♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♂, Siem Reap, Cambodia. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Arhopala asinarus C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
OD : Reise öst. Fregatte Novara. Zool. Theil (2):235-236.
TL : "Cochin" [S.Vietnam]. (NHML)

Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.

	● ssp.asinarus
	● ssp.tounguva

Synonym

Arhopala agelastus enoma Corbet, 1946 : Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 96(5):85. TL. "Xom-Gom, South Annam" [near Phan Rang, Ninh Thuan, S. Vietnam]. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Narathura asinarus asinarus ; Evans,1957 : 122. (Siam)
Arhopala asinarus asinarus ; Pinratana,1981 : 97. not fig. (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi; Uthai Thani)
Arhopala asinarus asinarus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 638, pl.290, figs.L266a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi)
Arhopala asinarus asinarus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 672, pl.306, figs.L290a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi)
Arhopala asinarus asinarus ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 78, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Bangkok)
Arhopala asinarus asinarus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2024- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Ubon Ratchathani) (accessed: 2024.06.08)

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala asinarus asinarus ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.118, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Thabok; Phong Si)
Arhopala asinarus asinarus ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54.

[ CAMBODIA ]
Arhopala asinarus asinarus ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 122, fig.4I. (Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Amblypodia tounguva ; Seitz,1924-1927 : 965. (Annam)
Amblypodia tounguva ; Metaye,1957 : 89. (C)
Arhopala asinarus asinarus ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 29, fig.L-180,♂. (Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Arhopala asinarus asinarus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 61. (C / S: Dong Nai)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 4♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).

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

Chanthaburi : 2♂.

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

[ CAMBODIA ]
Siem Reap : 1♂.

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 moderate elevations (Alt. 150 - 600m). Further taxonomic study is needed.

Literature

Felder, C. & Felder, R.,[1865]-1874 : Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair.
Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Zweite Abtheilung: Lepidoptera. Wien, Carl Gerold's Sohn.
(1):[4] + 1-136, pls. 1-21 ([12 January 1865]) ; (2):[2] + 137-378, pls. 22-47 ([after October] 1865) ; (3):[2] + 379-536, pls.48-74 ([25 April] 1867) ; (4):[6] + 1-9 [explanation of plates] ([31 December] 1874)

Corbet, A.S.,1946 : Observations on the Indo-Malayan species of the genus Arhopala Boisduval. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 96(5):73-88, 7 pls.

Evans, W.H.,1957 : A Revision of the Arhopala Group of Oriental Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera).
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5(3):85-141.


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

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

1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.