Arhopala trogon  (Distant, 1884)

Arhopala trogon ♂ Up. Arhopala trogon ♂ Un. Arhopala trogon ♂ Up. Arhopala trogon ♂ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂ (bred), Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

ON : Panchala trogon Distant, 1884
OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)14:201.
TL : Perak. (♂)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala ; Narathiwat),
W.Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo.
Arhopala trogon map

Synonym

Arhopala rajah Moulton, 1911 : J. Straits Brch. R. asiat. Soc. 60:142-143. TL. Mt.Lingga, Sarawak. (♂[♀], 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 ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala; Narathiwat) (accessed: 2023.04.30)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 300 - 500m).


Literature

Distant, W.L.,1884 : Contributions to a Knowledge of Malayan Entomology. Part III.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)14:198-202.

Moulton, J.C.,1911 : A List of the Butterflies of Borneo with Descriptions of new Species (3)
J. Straits Brch. R. asiat. Soc. 60:73-177, pl.1.


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

2009.07.10 - 2024.01.31.

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