Arhopala epimete duessa
Doherty, 1889
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
♂, Satun, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
ON :
Arhopala duessa Doherty, 1889
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(4):419, pl.23, fig.6,♂,♂(Un).
TL : "Myitta" [Myitta, Dawei Dist., Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar]. (NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Langkawi.
|
 |
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Amblypodia duessa ; Godfrey,1930 : 336-337. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Arhopala epimete duessa ; Pinratana,1981 : 97, pl.16, figs.7,♂,8,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Ranong)
Arhopala epimete duessa ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 640, pl.291, figs.L269,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Phrae)
Arhopala epimete duessa ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 674, pl.307, figs.L293,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Phrae)
Arhopala epimete duessa ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 79, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Naka; Tarutao Is.)
Arhopala epimete duessa ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.05.16)
[ LAOS ]
Arhopala epimete duessa ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.118, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Oudomxay; Phong Si)
Arhopala epimete duessa ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54.
Arhopala epimete duessa ; Onodera,2022 : 87, pl.218, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Khammouan: Nahin)
[ VIETNAM ]
Arhopala epimete ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: Phong Dien)
Arhopala epimete duessa ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 61. (C: Thua Thien Hue)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 6♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Ranong : 1♂ 1♀.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Satun (Koh Tarutao) : 1♂.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
| 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. 30 - 550m).
Further distributional research is needed.
Literature
Doherty, W.,1889 : On certain Lycaenidae from Lower Tenasserim.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(4):409-440, 2 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. |
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.
