Arhopala elizabethae (Eliot, 1959)
Arhopala elizabethae ♂ Up. Arhopala elizabethae ♂ Un.
♂, 2024.04.27, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Panchala elizabethae Eliot, 1959
OD : Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 7(8):380-381, pl.10, fig.12(HT,♂).
TL : Raub, Pahang, [W.Malaysia]. (NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala), W.Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo. 		Arhopala elizabethae map
Type Material Information

Holotype ♂, 19.May.1937, Raub, Pahang, [Malaya], J.N.Eliot. (NHML)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : Betong dist., 2024.04.27, 1♂, S.Atdhabhan (YI).
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Notes

New to Thailand. The first specimen was obtained by Satawan Atdhabhan on 27.Apr.2024 in Betong district, Yala. This specimen lacks the tornal green scales on the UnH, but all other characteristics suggest that it belongs to this taxon.
The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 650 - 800m) and is sympatric with Arhopala ammonides chunsu. Further distributional research is needed.

Arhopala elizabethae ♂
♂, 2024.04.27, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
2024.07.31.
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