Araotes lapithis arianus  Fruhstorfer, 1912
Araotes lapithis arianus ♂ Up. Araotes lapithis arianus ♂ Un. Araotes lapithis arianus ♀ Up. Araotes lapithis arianus ♀ Un.
♂, Phangnga, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Araotes lapithis arianus ♂ Up. Araotes lapithis arianus ♂ Un. Araotes lapithis arianus ♀ Up. Araotes lapithis arianus ♀ Un.
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Araotes lapithis arianus Fruhstorfer, 1912
OD : Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):227.
TL : Palawan.
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Borneo,
Sumatra, Bangka, Palawan.
● ssp.lapithis
● ssp.arianus
Araotes lapithis arianus map
Synonym

Araotes lapithis uruwela Fruhstorfer, 1912 : Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):227. TL. S.E.Borneo.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Araotes lapithis uruwela ; Pinratana,1981 : 152, not fig. (Krabi; Ranong; Phuket; Trang)
Araotes lapithis uruwela ; Seki,1986 : 21-22. (Ranong)
Araotes lapithis uruwela ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂](Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2007.01.06 ; accessed: 2024.06.03)
Araotes lapithis uruwela ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 716,718, pl.328, figs.L425b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Krabi; Trang; Ranong: Khlong Nakha)
Araotes lapithis arianus ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.♀[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.12.07)
Araotes lapithis arianus uruwela [sic] ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 766, pl.352, figs.L446b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Krabi; Trang; Khlong Nakha)
Araotes lapithis uruwela ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 143, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Than To WF.)
Araotes lapithis arianus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Surat Thani; Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2023.10.22)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phangnga : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan) : 1♀ (photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Pattani : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 2♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 10 - 400m).

Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 : Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begrundet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors.
Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):197-272, 4 figs.

Araotes lapithis arianus ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand.
1999.07.21 - 2024.06.30.
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.