♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Yala, Thailand.		♂, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Arhopala agnis C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865 OD : Reise öst. Fregatte Novara. Zool. Theil (2):228. TL : Malacca Interior. (♂, NHML) Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Bangka, Nias, Belitung. ● ssp.meritatas ● ssp.agnis

Arhopala agnis soter Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 27(4):165. TL. Sumatra. (♂, NHML)
Arhopala agnis hagius Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 27(4):165. TL. 'E.Java'. (♂, NHML)
Arhopala agnis sphetys Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 27(4):165. TL. Nias. (♂, NHML)

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Amblypodia agnis ; Godfrey,1930 : 330. (Satun: Klawng Ton)
Amblypodia agnis ; Godfrey,1932a : 272. (P)
Narathura aedias agnis ; Evans,1957 : 92-93. (P)
Arhopala aedias meritatas ; Pinratana,1981 : 79, pl.12, fig.9,♂(Un) ; pl.31, fig.16,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Arhopala aedias agnis ; Pinratana,1981 : 79, pl.12, fig.10,♂(Un). (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Arhopala aedias meritatas ; Seki,1986 : 12. (Ranong)
Arhopala aedias meritatas ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 608. (Ranong) (in part)
Arhopala aedias agnis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 608, pl.275, figs.L204b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Yala; Trang)
Arhopala vihara vihara ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 632, pl.287, figs.L253b♀,♀(Un). (Phang-nga; Yala)
Arhopala aedias agnis ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.06.08)
Arhopala aedias agnis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 640, pl.290, figs.L230b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀(Un). (Yala; Trang; Pnang-nga)
Arhopala aedias agnis ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 56, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Key Rap Nan; Kao Luang; Ka Chong; Tarutao Is; Thaleban; Than To WF.)
Arhopala aedias agnis ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 181, figs.Abb.L-269-270. (Phang Nga)
Arhopala aedias agnis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Krabi; Nakhon Si Thammarat) (accessed: 2023.06.01)

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Ranong : 20♂ 4♀.

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Krabi : 1♂.

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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).

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Trang : 3♂ 2♀.

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Pattani : 3♂.

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Satun (incl.Koh Tarutao) : 8♂ 1♀.

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Yala : 7♂.

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 10 - 400m).
In general, the populations from Yala to Pattani have rather darker ground color on the upperside. On the other hand, the population of Ranong is variable in color; generally paler than those of the southernmost specimens. It appears to be slightly closer to ssp.meritatas.

Felder, C. & Felder, R.,[1865]-1874 : Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair.
Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Zweite Abtheilung: Lepidoptera. Wien, Carl Gerold's Sohn.
(1):[4] + 1-136, pls. 1-21 ([12 January 1865]) ; (2):[2] + 137-378, pls. 22-47 ([after October] 1865) ; (3):[2] + 379-536, pls.48-74 ([25 April] 1867) ; (4):[6] + 1-9 [explanation of plates] ([31 December] 1874)

Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : Neue Arhopala Rassen.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 27(4):155-166.

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.

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.