Araotes lapithis lapithis  (Moore, [1858])

Araotes Araotes Araotes Araotes
♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. ♀, Chaiyaphum, Thailand.
Araotes Araotes Araotes Araotes
♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

ON : Myrina lapithis Moore, [1858]
OD : in: Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. East-India Co. 1:48.
TL : Moulmein (♀).
Distribution : Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
Vietnam.
● ssp.lapithis
ssp.arianus
Araotes lapithis lapithis map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Araotes lapithis ; Godfrey,1916 : 141. (Chonburi: Sriracha)
Araotes lapithis lapithis ; Godfrey,1930 : 352. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chiang Rai: Doi Chang)
Araotes lapithis lapithis ; Pinratana,1981 : 152, pl.28, figs.19,♂,20,♀,21,♂(Un). (Chanthaburi; Chaiyaphum)
Araotes lapithis lapithis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 716,718, pl.328, figs.L425a♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi; Pang Sida)
Araotes lapithis lapithis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 766, pl.352, figs.L446a♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Araotes lapithis lapithis ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 143, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Khiewo)
Araotes lapithis lapithis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Phetchabun; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Ratchasima; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2024.06.09)

[ LAOS ]
Araotes lapithis lapithis ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 77, pl.108, fig.B4,♀[♂](Un). (no loc.)
Araotes lapithis lapithis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 219. pl.128, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Pakxe; Nam Dhua)
Araotes lapithis lapithis ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 48. (Namdhua; Thabeng)
Araotes lapithis lapithis ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 56.
Araotes lapithis lapithis ; Onodera,2022 : 99, pl.234, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Natung; Ban Phon)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Araotes lapithis lapithis ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 124, fig.5G(Un). (Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Araotes lapithis lapithis ; Vu,2003 : 58. (Phu Quoc)
Araotes lapithis lapithis ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 68, figs.L-147,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Araotes lapithis lapithis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 70. (C: by literature / S: Dong Nai)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chaiyaphum : 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Sa Kaeo : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 200 - 900m). Males are territorial on shrubs.


Literature

Moore, F.,[1858] : in: Horsfield & Moore, A catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company. Vol.1.
London, W.H. Allen and Co. v + 278 pp., 12 pls.


Araotes Araotes
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand.

1999.07.21 - 2024.06.30.

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