Arhopala aurea (Hewitson, 1862)

Arhopala aurea ♂ Up. Arhopala aurea ♂ Un. Arhopala aurea ♀ Up. Arhopala aurea ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Amblypodia aurea Hewitson, 1862
OD : Spec. Cat. Lyc. Birt. Mus.: 8, pl.8, figs.87,♂, 88,♂.
TL : "Sarawak" [Sarawak, Borneo]. (NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (south of Ranong), W.Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Natuna.
Arhopala aurea map

Synonym

Arhopala tembaga Moulton, 1911; J. Straits Brch. R. asiat. Soc. 60: 136–137; TL: "Kuching" [Kuching, Borneo]. (NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
'Arhopala aurea: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 644, pl.293, figs.L276,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (no loc.)'
Arhopala aurea: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 680, pl.310, figs.L300,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To)
Arhopala aurea: Kimura et al.,2014 : 81, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To WF.)
Arhopala aurea: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2026– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2026.09.12)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in lowland forests (30–400 m a.s.l.).


Literature

Hewitson, W.C, 1862. Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum.
Trustees of the British Museum, London, [i–iv] + 1–15 pp., 8 pls.

Moulton, J.C, 1911. A List of the Butterflies of Borneo with Descriptions of new Species (3).
Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 60: 73–177, pl. 1.

Evans, W.H, 1957. A Revision of the Arhopala Group of Oriental Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera).
Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology), 5(3): 85–141.


Arhopala aurea ♂ Arhopala aurea ♀
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) ♀, Yala, Thailand.

2009.07.10 - 2026.09.30.

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