♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Amblypodia diardi Hewitson, 1862 OD : Spec. Cat. Lyc. Brit. Mus. : 9, pl.5, figs.41,♂(Un), 42,♂. TL : India. (NHML) Distribution : Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam. ● ssp.diardi ● ssp.capeta

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala diardi ; Godfrey,1916 : 140. (Choubnri: Hup Bon)
Amblypodia diardi diardi ; Godfrey,1930 : 338. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Flos diardi diardi ; Pinratana,1981 : 103, pl.18, fig.3,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi)
Fulos [sic] diardi diardi ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 55, fig.31,♂. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Pung)
Flos diardi diardi ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 648, pl.295, figs.L286a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi; Mae Sariang)
Flos diardi diardi ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 684, pl.312, figs.L310a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi; Mae Sariang)
Flos diardi diardi ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 84, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Doi Suthep)
Flos diardi diardi ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs, Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Kamphaeng Phet; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2024.04.06)

[ LAOS ]
Flos diardi diardi ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.119, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Xam Neua; Xiang Khouang)
Flos diardi diardi ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54.
Flos diardi diardi ; Onodera,2022 : 88, pl.219, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Luang Phabang: Marphouk)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Flos diardi diardi ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Flos diardi diardi ; Kosterin,2019 : 92. (Preah Sihanouk)
Flos diardi diardi ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 122. (Koh Kong; Preah Sihanouk; Pursat; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Flos diardi ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: Phong Dien; Bach Ma)
Flos diardi diardi ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 61, figs.L-99,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Flos diardi diardi ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 62. (C: Thua Thien Hue to Lam Dong)

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 7♂ 6♀ (incl. photo & photo by T.Laola).

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Kanchanaburi : 3♂ (incl. photo).

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Luang Phabang : 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 300 - 1800m). Males are territorial on trees at hilltops.

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

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.

♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀+♂ (mating), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ (territorial behavior), Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2024.04.30.