Arhopala trogon trogon

Arhopala trogon (Distant, 1884)


♂, Yala, Thailand.		♂ (bred), Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

ON : Panchala trogon Distant, 1884
OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)14: 201.
TL : "Perak" [Perak, W.Malaysia].

Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala; Narathiwat), W.Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo.

Synonym

Arhopala rajah Moulton, 1911; J. Straits Brch. R. asiat. Soc. 60: 142–143; TL: "Mt. Lingga, Sarawak" [Mt. Lingga, Sarawak, Borneo]. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala trogon: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 644, pl.293, figs.L277,♂(Malaysia),♂(Malaysia,Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To)
Arhopala trogon: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 680, pl.310, figs.L301,♂(Malaysia),♂(Malaysia,Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To)
Arhopala trogon: Kimura et al.,2014 : 81, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To WF.)
Arhopala trogon: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2023– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala; Narathiwat) (accessed: 2023.04.30)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : 3♂.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in lowland forests (300–500 m a.s.l.).

Literature

Distant, W.L, 1884. Contributions to a Knowledge of Malayan Entomology. Part III.
Annals and Magazine of natural History, (5)14: 198–202.

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.

Seki, Y, 1994. Descriptions of new Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) from Paramalaya (1).
Futao, 15: 20–24, pl. 3.

♂ (bred), Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2009.07.10 - 2026.08.31.