Arhopala caeca (Hewitson, 1863)


ON : Amblypodia caeca Hewitson, 1863
OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1(1): 14, pl.4, fig.28(♂Un).
TL : "Sarawak" [Sarawak, Borneo]. (NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala), W. Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo.
Arhopala caeca map


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala caeca ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2025- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2026.05.15)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : Betong Dist., 2024.08.11. 1♀, S.Atdhabhan (photo).
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Notes

New to Thailand. It was found by Satawan Atdhabhan on 11.Aug.2024 in Betong district, Yala.
Details are uncertain as only photographic records are available. Further study of specimens is needed.


Literature

Hewitson, W. C.,1863 : Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Part I. Lycaenidae.
1(1): 1-37 [sic], pls.1-16 (6.Jul.1863), London, John Van Voorst.

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.


Arhopala caeca ♀
♀, 2024.08.11, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2024.08.31 - 2026.05.31.

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