♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Satun, Thailand.		♀, Satun, Thailand.

ON : Arhopala perissa Doherty, 1889 OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(4):419-420, pl.23, fig.11,♂,♂(Un). TL : Myitta, [Dawei, Myanmar]. Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (excluding Yala). ● ssp.perissa ● ssp.agelastus

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Narathura agelastus perissa ; Evans,1957 : 122. (P)
Arhopala agelastus perissa ; Pinratana,1981 : 95, pl.15, fig.15,♂(Un). ('Chaiyaphum'; Ranong; Trang)
Arhopala agelastus perissa ; Seki,1986 : 18, figs.44,♀,45,♀(Un). (Ranong)
Arhopala agelastus perissa ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 636, pl.289, figs.L263b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ('Chaiyaphum')
Arhopala agelastus agelastus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 636, pl.290, figs.L263b♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Arhopala agelastus perissa ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 672, pl.305, figs.L287a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ('Chaiyaphum')
Arhopala agelastus agelastus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 672, pl.306, figs.L287b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Arhopala agelastus perissa ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 77, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Tenasserim; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Tarutao Is.)

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Ranong : 9♂ 4♀.

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Satun (incl. Koh Tarutao) : 1♂ 2♀.

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 10 - 30m).
Pinratana (1981) recorded this taxon from "Chaiyaphum", C.N. Thailand, but this seems rather doubtful. The specimens need to be reconfirmed. Further distributional research is needed.

Doherty, W.,1889 : On certain Lycaenidae from Lower Tenasserim.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(4):409-440, 2 pls.

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

1999.07.18 - 2023.06.30.