♂, 1996.04.02. Oudomxay, Laos. Holotype (photo by K.Saito)		♀, 1996.04.10. Xieng Khouang, Laos. Paratype (photo by K.Saito)
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito)
♂ genitalia, Oudomxay, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Cigaritis miyamotoi  Saito & Seki, 2008 OD : Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 48:11-12, figs.4d(HT,♂), e(PT,♀). TL : Oudomxay, Laos. (RIEB) Distribution : Thailand, Laos.

Holotype ♂, 2.Apr.1996. Oudomxay, Laos. T.Miyamoto leg. (RIEB)
Prartypes 1♀, 17.Mar.2006. Oudomxay, Laos. (in coll. Y.Seki) ; 1♀, 10.Jun.1996. Xieng Khouang, Laos. (in coll. K.Miura)

[ THAILAND ]
Cigaritis miyamotoi ; Katayama,2012 : 57, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Dao)
Spindasis miyamotoi ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 148, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Kanchanaburi)

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Spindasis lohita himalayanus ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 218, pl.122, fig.♂(Un). (Oudomxay)
Spindasis miyamotoi ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 53, pl.16, figs.Ly-113,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Xieng Khouang: 15km north of Muang Kham)
Spindasis miyamotoi ; Onodera,2022 : 91, pl.222, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Oudomxai)

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 2♂.

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The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 550 - 700m). Further distributional research is needed.

Saito, K. & Seki, Y.,2008 : Two new species of Cigaritis (Spindasis) Donzel, 1847 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from Vietnam and Laos.
Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 48:8-12.

Katayama, T.,2012 : A first record of Cigaritis miyamotoi Saito & Seki, 2008 in Thailand.
Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 62:573.

Zhang, J., Cong, Q., Shen, J., Song. L. & Grishin, N. V.,2023 : Butterfly classification and species discovery using genomics
The taxonomic report of the International Lepidoptera Survey 11(3):1-93.

2009.11.10 - 2024.08.31.