♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀ (dsf), Nan, Thailand.
♂, Nan, Thailand.		♀, Nan, Thailand.
♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Rai, Thailand.

Corrected data for illustrated specimens in Ek-Amnuay,[2007],2012 of sukhumalindi
♂, 1992.09.08. Ban Toei, Nan, Thailand.		♀, 1992.09.14. Ban Toei, Nan, Thailand.

ON : Allotinus aphthonius Fruhstorfer, 1914 OD : Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 10(1):20-21. TL : "Tandong, Tenasserim" [Thandaung, Kayin State, Myanmar]. (NHML) Distribution : Myanmar, N.Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Allotinus drumila grisea Riley & Godfrey, 1921 : J. nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 4(3):180-181, pl.6, fig.3. TL. "Me Song forest, Prae, N.Siam" [Mae Song, Phrae, N.Thailand]. (NHML)
Allotinus drumila sukhumalindi Ek-Amnuay, [2007] : Butts. Thailand : 548, pl.248, figs.L44b,♂,♂,♀,♀(Un). TL. 'Koh Tarutao' [loc.err.]; 'Koh Chang' [loc.err.]; 'Than To' [loc. err.] (Unavailable name)

aphthonius ; Lectotype ♂, Tandong, Tenasserim. designated by Eliot, 1985. (NHML)
grisea ; Holotype ♀, Rh.127, Apr.1918. Me Song forest, Prae, N.Siam. (NHML)
sukhumalindi ; ♂, '30.Dec.1988. Koh Chang' recte 08.Sep.1992. Ban Toei, Nan ; ♀, '10.Feb.1992. Koh Tarutao' recte 14.Sep.1992. Ban Toei, Nan. (in coll. P.Sukkit)

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Allotinus aphthonius ; Fruhstorfer,1915-1924 : 815. (Siam)
Allotinus drumila grisea ; Godfrey,1930 : 312. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Allotinus drumila aphthonius ; Pinratana,1981 : 31, pl.4, fig.19,♂(Un) ; pl.5, figs.10,♂,11,♀. (Chiang Mai)
Allotinus drumila aphthonius ; Eliot,1986 : 57. (Thailand)
Allotinus drumila aphthonius ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 548, pl.248, figs.L44a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Doi Phu Kha)
Allotinus drumila sukhumalindi ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 548, pl.248, figs.L44b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ('Khao Chong; Koh Tarutao; Koh Chang' [loc.err.])
Allotinus drumila aphthonius ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 562, pl.254, figs.L68a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Doi Phu Kha)
Allotinus drumila sukhumalindi ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 562, pl.254, figs.L68b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ('Khao Chong; Koh Tarutao; Koh Chang' [loc.err.])
Allotinus drumila aphthonius ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 41, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep)
Allotinus drumila sukhumalindi ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 41. (by literature)
Allotinus drumila aphthonius ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.04.28)

[ LAOS ]
Allotinus drumila aphthonius ;Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 214, pl.107, figs.♂,♀. (Lak Sao; Xiang Khouang)
Allotinus drumila aphthonius ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 45. (Nakai)
Allotinus drumila aphthonius ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51.

[ VIETNAM ]
Allotinus aphthonius ; Seitz,1915-1927 : 815. (Tonkin / Annam)
Allotinus aphthonius ; Metaye,1957 : 87. (no loc.)
Allotinus drumila ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 42. (Thua Thien Hue: Bach Ma)
Allotinus drumila aphthonius ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 48. (N / C)

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂.

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Chiang Mai : 6♂ 6♀ (incl. photo).

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 700 - 1600m). Males are territorial on undergrowth at forest edges.
This species has both individual and seasonal variations, and females in particular are very variable.

Ek-Amnuay ([2007]) described a new ssp.sukhumalindi from Koh Chang, Trat ; Koh Tarutao, Satun and Than To, Yala from specimens in P.Sukkit collection, however this is an unavailable name. Moreover I examined all specimens in the Sukkit collection and no specimen had identical location and date as the original description. All drumila specimens came from North Thailand (Mae Hong Son ; Chiang Mai ; Nan). Therefore I compared them with illustrated specimens in Ek-Amnuay ([2007],2012) and a male and a female specimen matched them. The data is mentioned above. I consider the data in the original description is incorrect.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : Uebersicht der Gerydinae und Diagnosen neuer oder verkannter Formen (Lep., Lyc.)
Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 10(1):20-25. (20.Jan.1914)

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

Eliot, J.N.,1986 : A review of the Miletini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 53(1):1-105, 108 figs.

Ek-Amnuay, P.,[2007] : Butterflies of Thailand. Fascinating insects Vol.2. (1 edition)
Amarin Printing and Publishing Public Co., Ltd. 849p. : ill.(Col.). Bangkok.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.24 - 2023.05.31.