Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli
(Distant, 1885)
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
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♂, Satun, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
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Narathura maxwelli Distant, 1885
OD : Rhop. malayana : 263-264, pl.23, fig.10,♀.
TL : Malacca, Malay Peninsula.
Distribution : Myanmar, P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Bangka, N.Pagai, Siberut.
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Synonyms
Narathura farquhari Distant, 1885 : Rhop. malayana : 264, pl.23, fig.3,♂. TL. 'Malacca, Malay Peninsula; Singapore' [W.Malaysia]. (NHML)
Arhopala eumolphus caesarion Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Duet. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):122. TL. "Nordost-Sumatra" [Sumatra]. (NHML)
Arhopala eumolphus caesetius Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Duet. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):124. TL. Süd-Ost-Borneo.
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala eumolphus ; Pendlebury,1923 : 45. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang)
Arhopala maxwelli ; Pendlebury,1923 : 45. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang)
Amblypodia eumolphus maxwelli ; Godfrey,1930 : 335. (Nakon Sri Thammarat)
Amblypodia eumolphus maxwelli ; Godfrey,1932a : 272. (P)
Narathura eumolphus maxwelli ; Evans,1957 : 111. (P)
Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli ; Pinratana,1981 : 99. not fig. (Krabi; Ranong)
Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 642, pl.292, figs.L273b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Krabi)
Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 676, pl.308, figs.L297b♂,♂(Un) ; pl.309, fig.♀,♀(Un),♀(Un). (Krabi)
Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 80, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Krabi; Than To WF.)
Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.04.30)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Satun : 1♂.
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Pattani : 1♀.
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Yala : 5♂ 4♀ (incl. photo).
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Notes
The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 20 - 550m).
Literature
Distant, W.L.,1882-1886 : Rhopalocera Malayana : a Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
London, Author, Penang, Logan : xvi+482+[4]pp, 46 pls.
Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : Neue Arhopala Rassen.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):121-137. (30.Jun.1914)
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.
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
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