Ajenorix calderon hypargyria (Elwes, 1893)

Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♂ Up. Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♂ Un. Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♀ Up. Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♂ Up. Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♂ Un. Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♀ Up. Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♂ Up. Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♂ Un. Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♀ Up. Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♂ genitalia Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♂ genitalia
♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Rapala hypargyria Elwes, 1893
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892(4): 643, pl.43, fig.7,♂.
TL : "Karen Hills" [Karen Hills, Kayah State, Myanmar].
Distribution : Myanmar, Yunnan, Thailand, Laos.
ssp.
● ssp.hypargyria
ssp.calderon
Ajenorix calderon hypargyria map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Deudorix hypargyria ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 83. (Koon Tarn)
Deudorix hypargyria hypargyria ; Pinratana,1981 : 143, pl.33, figs.9,♂,10,♀. (Chiang Mai)
Deudorix hypargyria hypargyria ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 704, pl.322, figs.394,♂(right),♂(right,Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pui; Mae Sariang) (in part)
Deudorix hypargyria hypargyria ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 748, pl.343, figs.L416,♂(right),♂(right,Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pui; Mae Sariang) (in part)
Deudorix hypargyria hypargyria ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 131, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Tha Ton; Doi Suthep)
Deudorix hypargyria hypargyria ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2022- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2022.10.07)
Deudorix hypargyria hypargyria ; Inayoshi,1999-2024 : Butterflies in Indo-China, 3♂, 3♀. (Mae Hong Son; Chiang Mai; Nan) (31.Jan.2024 last updated ; 30.Sep.2025 changed.)

[ LAOS ]
Deudorix hypargyria hypargyria ; Masui & Uehara,1994 : 6, fig.41,♂. (Louang Namtha)
Deudorix hypargyria hypargyria ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 219. pl.126, fig.♂. (Nam Tha)
Deudorix hypargyria hypargyria ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 55.
Deudorix hypargyria hypargyria ; Inayoshi,1999-2024 : Butterflies in Indo-China. (by literature) (31.Jan.2024 last updated ; 30.Sep.2025 changed.)


Specimens Examined

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

Chiang Mai : 10♂ 7♀ (incl. photo), (1♂ genitalia dissected).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in semi-dried forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 400 - 1600m) and is frequently found at hilltops. Males are territorial on canopies.


Literature

Elwes, H.J.,1893 : On butterflies collected by Mr. W.Doherty in the Naga and Karen Hills and Perak, Part.2.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892(4): 617-664, pls.43,44.

Zhang, J., Cong, Q., Shen, J., Song, L. & Grishin, N.V.,2025 : Advancing butterfly systematics through genomic analysis.
Taxon. Rep. Int. Lep. Survey 12(5): 1-200.

Šumpich, J. & Weidenhoffer, Z.,2025 : A review of the types of Lycaenidae species (Lepidoptera) described by Napoleon Manuel Kheil deposited in the collection of the National Museum of the Czech Republic.
Acta entomol. 65(1):177-195.


Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♂ Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♂ Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♀
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♂ Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♂ Ajenorix calderon hypargyria ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂ (Deudorix hypargyria is chasing Jacoona anasuja)
Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2025.09.30.

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