ON : Nilasera opalina Moore, [1884] OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4):531, pl.49, fig.1. TL : 'Khasia hills' (♂, NHML) Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos. ● ssp.opalina ● ssp.fruhstorferi ● ssp.sphendale ● ssp.azata

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala opalina ; Riley & Godfrey,1921 : 184-185, pl.6, fig.7,♀. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Amblypodia opalina ; Godfrey,1930 : 330. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Narathura opalina opalina ; Evans,1957 : 92. (Siam)
Arhopala opalina opalina ; Pinratana,1981 : 77, pl.33, fig.1♀(Un). ('Nakhon Ratchasima')
Arhopala opalina opalina ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 606, pl.274, figs.L199a♂,♂(Un). ('Nakhon Ratchsima')
Arhopala opalina opalina ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 638, pl.288, figs.L225a♂,♂(Un). ('Nakhon Ratchasima')
Arhopala opalina opalina ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 55, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Doi Montha)

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala opalina opalina ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 216, pl.113, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Lak Sao)

[ THAILAND ]
Tak : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).

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The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 800 - 1000m). Further taxonomic and distributional studies are needed.

Moore, F.,[1884] : Descriptions of new Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4):521-535, pls.48-49.

Corbet, A.S.,1941 : A key to the Indo-Malayan species of Arhopala Boisduval (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)10(9):149-183, figs.1-114.

Evans, W.H.,1957 : A Revision of the Arhopala Group of Oriental Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera).
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5(3):85-141.

♂, Tak, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.11 - 2022.05.31.