♂, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ (wsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂ (wsf), Vientiane, Laos.

ON : Acytolepis lilacea indochinensis Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983 OD : Butts. Lycaenopsis group :187-188. TL : Vang Vien, Laos. (RIEB) Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Holotype ♂, 17.Mar.1975. Van Vien, Laos. S.Yamaguchi & T.Aoki. (RIEB)
Paratypes 18♂, 17.Mar.1975. Van Vien, Laos. S.Yamaguchi & T.Aoki. (1♂ NHML, 17♂, RIEB)
2♂, Nov.1923. West Siam. W.H.Evans. (NHML) ; 1♂, Mar.1912. Yomas, Pegu, Myanmar. (NHML)

[ THAILAND ]
'Acytolepis lilacea indochinensis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 564, pl.256, fig.L89,♂(Un,Laos).'
'Acytolepis lilacea indochinensis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 584, pl.264, fig.L114,♂(Un,Laos).'
Acytolepis lilacea indochinensis ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 187, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Dao; Phu Kradung; Wan Nam Khiewo)

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Acytolepis lilacea indochinensis ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 69, pl.99, figs.B9,♂,B10,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng)
Acytolepis lilacea indochinensis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 214, pl.109, fig.♂(Un). (Vang Vieng)
Acytolepis lilacea indochinensis ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51.
Acytolepis lilacea indochinensis ; Onodera,2022 : 76, pl.207, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Vientiane: Vang Vieng)

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Acytolepis lilacea  ssp. ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 53, figs.L-34,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dai Duc Me)
Acytolepis lilacea indochinensis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 50. (by literature)

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 5♂ (incl. photo).

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Chiang Mai : 12♂ (incl. photo).

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Loei : 2♂.

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Vientiane : 1♂.

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Lam Dong : 2♂ 1♀.

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 400 - 1400m) and is often found at hilltops. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Eliot, J.N. & Kawazoé, A.,1983 : Blue butterflies of the Lycaenopsis group.
309 pp. London.

♂ (dsf), Mae Hong Son, Thailand.	♂ (dsf), Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
♂ (dsf), Mae Hong Son, Thailand.	♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.06.25 - 2023.03.31.