Flos abseus abseus

Flos abseus abseus (Hewitson, 1862)


♂, 2015.06.21. Yala (Betong Dist.), Thailand.		♀, Yala (Betong Dist.), Thailand.

ON : Amblypodia abseus Hewitson, 1862
OD : Spec. Cat. Lyc. Birt. Mus.: 9, pl.5, figs.51,♀(Un),52,♀.
TL : Singapore. (♀, NHML)

Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala: Betong), Langkawi,
W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Palawan.

	● ssp.indicus
	● transition zone of indicus and ophiala
	● ssp.ophiala
	● ssp.abseus

Synonym

Arhopala abseus nava Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. [Iris] 28(2):131. TL. N.Borneo (♂, NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Flos abseus ophiala ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2022- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig., Early Stages. (Yala: Betong) (accessed: 2023.04.11)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala (Betong Dist.) : 1♂ 3♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).
2015.06.21. 1♂, Y.Inayoshi (YI) ; 2022.03.14. 1♀, S.Atdhabhan (YI).

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Notes

New to Thailand. The population from Betong, Yala is considered to be the nominotypical subspecies.
The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 550m).

Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1862 : Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum.
British Museum, London. 4to:[iv]+15pp, 8 pls.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : Neue Arhopala Rassen
Dt. ent. Z. [Iris] 28(2):121-137.


♀, Yala (Betong Dist.), Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)	♀, Yala (Betong Dist.), Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2023.04.30.