♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by T.Laola)		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by T.Laola)
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Tak, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.		♀, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.
♂ (bred), Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)		♀ (bred), Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

ON : Arhopala abseus indicus Riley, 1923 OD : Spolia Zeylanica 12:326. TL : 'Sikkim and Darjeeling, [W.Bengal, India]; "Burma to Tenasserim" [Myanmar]; Siam [Thailand]; Annam [C.Vietnam]' [Sikkim]. (NHML) Distribution : Nepal, S.India, Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China. ● ssp.indicus ● transition zone of indicus and ophiala ● ssp.ophiala ● ssp.abseus ● transition zone of indicus and abseus

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala abseus ; Godfrey,1916 : 140. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Amblypodia abseus indicus ; Godfrey,1930 : 338. (list only)
Amblypodia abseus indicus ; Godfrey,1932a : 272. (Trang: Ko Libong)
Naratura abseus indicus ; Evans,1957 : 99. (Siam)
Arhopala abseus indicus ; Pinratana,1981 : 102, pl.17, figs.12,♂,13,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Arhopala abseus ophiala ; Pinratana,1981 : 103. (Chanthaburi; Chonburi; Nakhon Ratchasima) (in part)
Arhopala abseus indicus ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 258, figs.142,♂,143,♂(Un). (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep; Phu Sa Duak Bua)
Arhopala abseus indicus ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 37. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Hin Dang)
Arhopala abseus indicus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 648, pl.295, figs.L285a♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Chiang Mai)
Arhopala abseus ophiala ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.295, figs.L285b♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Arhopala abseus ophiala ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2023.04.26)
Arhopala abseus indicus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 684, pl.312, figs.L309a♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Chiang Mai)
Arhopala abseus ophiala ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.312, figs.L309b♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Flos abseus indicus ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 84, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Krathing WF; Kao Saverb; Kao Khiewo)
Flos abseus indicus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Kanchanaburi; Sa Kaeo; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2023.09.20)

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala abseus indica [sic] ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.118, figs.♂,♀. (Vientiane; Xaignabouri)
Flos abseus indicus ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54.

[ CAMBODIA ]
Arhopala abseus indica [sic] ; Kosterin,2019 : 91, fig.12(Un). (Koh Kong)
Flos abseus indicus ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 122. (Koh Kong)

[ VIETNAM ]
Naratura abseus indicus ; Evans,1957 : 99. (Cochin China)
Naratura abseus indicus ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 372-375, figs.43(♂genitalia),44(♀genitalia), pl.16, figs.123,♂,124,♂(Un),125,♀,126,♀(Un). (Dong Nai: Ben Nom; Trang Bom)
Arhopala abseus ; Vu,2003 : 58. (Phu Quoc)
Arhopala abseus ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: A Luoi)
Arhopala abseus indicus ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 28, figs.L-170,♂,♀. (Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Flos abseus indicus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 62. (C: Thua Thien Hue / S: Dong Nai; Tay Ninh)
Flos abseus indicus ; Saito et al.,2017 : 78. (S: Nui Coto)

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂.

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Chiang Mai : 8♂ 3♀ (incl. photo & photo by T.Laola).

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Tak : 8♂ 2♀.

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Phetchabun : 1♀ (photo by T.Laola).

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Ranong : 6♂ 1♀.

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Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 4♂ 1♀. (incl. photo)

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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ 1♀.

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 700m).
Both ssp.indicus and ssp.ophiala occur together in P. Thailand (Ranong to Nakhon Si Thammarat) as noted by Evans,1957. Furthermore, the nominotypical subspecies and ssp.indicus are sympatric in Yala province. Further taxonomic and distributional studies, including DNA analysis, are needed.

Riley, N.D.,1923 : Two undescribed Rhopalocera from Ceylon.
Spolia Zeylanica 12:323-326.

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.

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.

♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan Dist.), Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan Dist.), Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2025.02.28.