Arhopala bazalus teesta
(Nicéville, 1886)
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano) |
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♂, Tak, Thailand. |
♀, Lampang, Thailand. |
ON :
Satadra teesta Nicéville, 1886
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 55(3):253, pl.11, fig.3,♂.
TL : Teesta Valley, Sikkim, [N.India]. (NHML)
Distribution : Kumaon, Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China, Taiwan.
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● ssp.teesta |
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● ssp.zalinda |
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Amblypodia bazalus ; Godfrey,1930 : 335. (W: Klong Klung)
Narathura bazalus teesta ; Evans,1957 : 110. ('P')
Arhopala bazalus teesta ; Pinratana,1981 : 98. not fig. (Chiang Mai; Loei)
Arhopala bazalus teesta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 640, pl.291, figs.L270a♂,♂(Un),♀. (Chiang Mai; Mae Sariang)
Arhopala bazalus teesta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 674, pl.307, figs.L294a♂,♂(Un),♀. (Chiang Mai; Mae Sariang)
Arhopala bazalus teesta ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 79, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Doi Suthep)
Arhopala bazalus teesta ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs, Early Stages. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.04.30)
[ LAOS ]
Arhopala bazalus teesta ; Masui & Uehara,1994 : 6, fig.36,♀. (Xiang Khouang)
Arhopala bazalus teesta ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.116, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Xam Neua; Thakhek; Nong Het)
Arhopala bazalus teesta ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54.
Arhopala bazalus teesta ; Onodera,2022 : 86, pl.216, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Houaphan: Phou Pan; Xiengkhonang: Phou Thong Mon)
[ VIETNAM ]
Arhopala bazalus teesta ; Ikeda et al.,2001 : 51, figs.4:3,♂,4,♂(Un),7:31(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Arhopala bazalus teesta ; Luong et al.,2004 : 11. (Cuc Phuong)
Arhopala bazalus teesta ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 61, figs.L-90,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Gung Re)
Arhopala bazalus teesta ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 61. (N / C / S)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 3♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Lampang : 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Tak : 1♂.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chaiyaphum : 1♀ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nakon Nayok : 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Notes
The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 350 - 1700m).
Males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Literature
Nicéville, L. de,1886 : On some new Indian Butterflies.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 55(3):249-256, pl.11.
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. |
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♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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