Arhopala aeeta Nicéville, 1893

Arhopala aeeta ♂ Up. Arhopala aeeta ♂ Un. Arhopala aeeta ♀ Up. Arhopala aeeta ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Arhopala aeeta ♂ Up. Arhopala aeeta ♂ Un. Arhopala aeeta ♀ Up. Arhopala aeeta ♀ Un.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. ♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

ON : Arhopala aeeta Nicéville, 1893
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 7(3):333-345, pl.H, fig.17,♀,♀(Un).
TL : Thaungyin Valley, "Middle Tenasserim" [Tanintharyi, Myanmar]. (NZC)
Distribution : Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China.
Arhopala aeeta map

Type Material Information

1♀ Type, Thaungyin Valley, Burma. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 76, figs.♀,♀(Un).


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala aeeta ; Pinratana,1981 : 97, pl.16, fig.3(Un). (Chanthaburi; Uthai Thani)
Arhopala aeeta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 640, pl.291, figs.L268,♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Chanthaburi)
Arhopala aeeta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 674, pl.307, figs.L292,♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Chanthaburi)
Arhopala aeeta ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 79, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Wan Nam Khiewo)
Arhopala aeeta ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.05.16)

[ VIETNAM ]
Narathura aeeta ; Evans,1957 : 121. (S.Annam)
Arhopala aeeta ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 61. (by literature)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 3♂ 3♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 5♂ 6♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in semi-dried forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 350 - 800m).


Literature

Nicéville, L. de,1893 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan Region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 7(3):322-357, pls.H,I,J.


Arhopala aeeta ♂ Arhopala aeeta ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Arhopala aeeta ♂
♂, 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.