♂, 2015.06.21. Yala (Betong Dist.), Thailand.		♀, Yala (Betong Dist.), Thailand.

ON : Amblypodia abseus Hewitson, 1862 OD : Spec. Cat. Lyc. Birt. Mus.: 9, pl.5, figs.51,♀(Un),52,♀. TL : Singapore. (♀, NHML) Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala: Betong ; Narathiwat), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Palawan. ● ssp.indicus ● transition zone of indicus and ophiala ● ssp.ophiala ● ssp.abseus ● transition zone of indicus and abseus

Arhopala abseus nava Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. [Iris] 28(2):131. TL. N.Borneo (♂, NHML)

[ THAILAND ]
'Flos abseus ophiala ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2022- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Yala: Betong) (accessed: 2023.09.20)'

[ THAILAND ]
Yala (Betong Dist.) : 1♂ 3♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).
2015.06.21. 1♂, Y.Inayoshi (YI) ; 2022.03.14. 1♀, S.Atdhabhan (YI).

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New to Thailand.
The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 550m).
The specimens from Betong, Yala and Narathiwat, the southernmost part of Thailand, appear to be the nominotypical subspecies. However, this taxon and ssp.indicus are sympatric in Betong district, Yala. Further taxonomic and distributional studies, including DNA analysis, are needed.

Hewitson, W.C.,1862 : Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum.
British Museum, London. 4to:[iv]+15pp, 8 pls.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : Neue Arhopala Rassen
Dt. ent. Z. [Iris] 28(2):121-137.

Seki, Y. & Sasaki, S.,2010 :
Halimun Mountains, West Java (Indonesia) - Recent lepidopterological survey and new knowledge on Lycaenid butterflies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 56:15-25.

♀, Yala (Betong Dist.), Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)	♀, Yala (Betong Dist.), Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2023.04.30 - 2024.06.30.