Arhopala fulla ignara Riley & Godfrey, 1921

Arhopala fulla ignara ♂ Up. Arhopala fulla ignara ♂ Un. Arhopala fulla ignara ♀ Up. Arhopala fulla ignara ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Arhopala fulla ignara ♂ Up. Arhopala fulla ignara ♂ Un. Arhopala fulla ignara ♀ Up. Arhopala fulla ignara ♀ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Arhopala fulla ignara ♂ Up. Arhopala fulla ignara ♂ Un. Arhopala fulla ignara ♀ Up. Arhopala fulla ignara ♀ Un.
♂, Satun, Thailand. ♀, Satun, Thailand.

ON : Arhopala andamanica ignara Riley & Godfrey, 1921
OD : J. nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 4(3):185, pl.6, fig.6,♂.
TL : "Me Song Forest, Prae, N.Siam" [Mae Song, Phrae, N.Thailand]. (NHML)
Distribution : Nepal, Sikkim to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Langkawi.
Arhopala fulla ignara map

Type Material Information

Type ♂, Rh.132. 1918.Apr. Me Song Forest, Prae, N.Siam. (NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Amblypodia fulla ignara ; Godfrey,1927 : 126. (N)
Amblypodia fulla ignara ; Godfrey,1930 : 338-339. (Prae: Me Song forest; NE: Sen Tor (Nam Pat))
Narathura fulla ignara ; Evans,1957 : 125. (N.Siam / Siam)
Narathura fulla intaca ; Evans,1957 : 125. (P)
Arhopala fulla ignara ; Pinratana,1981 : 102, pl.17, fig.11,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Arhopala fulla ignara ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 37, fig.107,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Ban Na Lak; Ban Gok Tum; Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi; Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Kaeng E-Keow)
Arhopala fulla ignara ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 47, fig.64,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Arhopala fulla ignara ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 648, pl.294, figs.L284a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Arhopala fulla intaca ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 648, pl.295, fig.L284b♂,♀,♀(Un). (Ranong)
Arhopala fulla intaca ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2023.04.26)
Arhopala fulla ignara ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 684, pl.311, figs.L308a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Arhopala fulla intaca ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 684, pl.311, fig.L308b,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Ranong)
Arhopala fulla ignara ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 83, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep)
Arhopala fulla intaca ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 83, not fig. (Thaleban)
Arhopala fulla ignara ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Lampang; Chanthaburi; Surat Thani) (accessed: 2023.04.30)

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala fulla ignara ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 74, pl.105, figs.B1,♂,B2,♂(Un). (Luang Prabang)
Arhopala fulla ignara ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.117, fig.♂(Un). (Phong Si)
Arhopala fulla ignara ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54, pl.19, figs.Ly-174,♀,♀(Un). (74km east of Attapeu)
Arhopala fulla ignara ; Onodera,2022 : 86, pl.217, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Thabok; Keng Sa Doc)

[ VIETNAM ]
Narathura fulla ignara ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 375-376, pl.6, figs.129,♀[♂].130,♀[♂](Un). (Dong Nai: Trang Bom)
Arhopala fulla ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; Bach Ma)
Arhopala fulla ignara ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 28, fig.L-172,♂. (Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Arhopala fulla ignara ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 62. (C: Thua Thien Hue / S: Dong Nai; Tay Ninh)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 9♂ 4♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun (incl. Koh Tarutao) : 5♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Savannakhet : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Champasak : 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 1100m). Males are territorial on shrubs or trees.
The populations from peninsular Thailand were previously thought to be ssp.intaca, but individuals as far as Satun are considered to be ssp.ignara. If ssp.intaca is found in Thailand, it is likely to be from Yala, particularly Betong district. Further distributional and taxonomic studies are needed.


Literature

Riley, N.D. & Godfrey, E.J.,1921 : Some Undescribed Rhopalocera from Siam.
J. nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 4(3):167-190. 3 pls.


Arhopala fulla ignara ♂ Arhopala fulla ignara ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Arhopala fulla ignara ♂ Arhopala fulla ignara ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Arhopala fulla ignara ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.

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