ON : Acesina ariel Doherty, 1891 OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 60(1):33-34. TL : Margherita, Upper Assam. (♂, NHML) Distribution : Assam, P.Thailand, W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Borneo.

Arhopala ariel antis Corbet, 1941 : Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)19(9):168. TL. Malaya. (♂, NHML)

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala ariel ; Pinratana,1981 : 101, pl.18, fig.2,♂(Un). (Trang)
Arhopala ariel ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 646, pl.294, figs.L282,♀,♀(Un). (Trang)
Arhopala ariel ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 682, pl.311, figs.L306,♀,♀(Un). (Trang)
Arhopala ariel ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 83. (by literature)

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low elevations. Further distributional research is needed.

Doherty, W.,1891 : New and rare Indian Lycaenidae.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 60(1):32-37, pl.1.

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.

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