Arhopala horsfieldi basiviridis Nicéville, 1891

Arhopala horsfieldi basiviridis ♂ Up. Arhopala horsfieldi basiviridis ♂ Un. Arhopala horsfieldi basiviridis ♀ Up. Arhopala horsfieldi basiviridis ♀ Un.
♂, Yala (Betong Dist.), Thailand. ♀, Yala (Betong Dist.), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)
Arhopala horsfieldi basiviridis ♂ Up. Arhopala horsfieldi basiviridis ♂ Un.
♂, Yala (Betong Dist.), Thailand.

ON : Arhopala basiviridis Nicéville, 1891
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):373-374, pl.G, fig.22,♂.
TL : 'Johore, "Malay Peninsula" [W.Malaysia]; Borneo'. (NZC)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala: Betong Dist.), W.Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Bangka.
● ssp.eurysthenes
ssp.basiviridis
Arhopala horsfieldi basiviridis map

Synonyms

Arhopala horsfieldi herodianus Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):126. TL. West-Sumatra, umgebung von Padang Pandjang. (NHML)
Arhopala horsfieldi leokrates Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):126. TL. 'Westborneo, Sintang, Pontianak, Südost-Borneo'. (NHML)


Type Materials Information

basiviridis  ; 1♂ 1♀ Syntypes, Borneo. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 90, figs.♂,♂(Un), ♀,♀(Un).


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala horsfieldi basiviridis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala: Betong) (accessed: 2023.02.07)
Arhopala horsfieldi basiviridis ; Saito & Inayoshi,2018 : 35, fig.74,♂,♂(Un). (Yala: Betong Dist.)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala (Betong Dist.) : 4♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

New to Thailand.
The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 450 - 800m).


Literature

Nicéville, L. de,1891 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):341-398.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : Neue Arhopala Rassen.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):121-137. (30.Jun.1914)


Arhopala horsfieldi basiviridis ♂
♂, Yala (Betong Dist.), Thailand.

2019.04.30 - 2023.02.28.

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