♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♀, Mondolkiri, Cambodia. (photo by H.Onodera)
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♂, Trat, Thailand.

ON : Curetis insularis indosinica Fruhstorfer, 1908 OD : Stett. ent. Ztg. 69: 54. TL : 'Siam [Thailand]; Sud-Annam [S.Vietnam]' [Thailand]. (NHML) Distribution : Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam. ● ssp.indosinica ● ssp.sumatrana

[ THAILAND ]
Curetis insularis indosinica ; Seitz,1924-1927 : 935. (Siam)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Godfrey,1927 : 125. (N)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Godfrey,1930 : 326. ('Prae: Me Song forest'; Muak Lek; Pak Jong; Sriracha)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Pinratana,1981 : 155, pl.29, figs.15,♂,16,♀,17,♂(Un). (Kanchanaburi; Nakhon Ratchasima) (in part)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Eliot,1990 : 222. (Thailand)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 257, fig.190,♀. (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 53. (Ubon Ratchathani: Nam Tok Soi Sawan)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 554, pl.251, figs.L62,♂,♂(Un). (Khao Yai; Phu Khieo; Khao Soi Dao) (in part)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 570, pl.258, figs.L87,♂,♂(Un). (Khao Yai; Phu Khieo; Khao Soi Dao) (in part)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 45, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Kao Khiewo; Thung Yai; Kanchanaburi; Kuwai Yai; Kaeng Krachan)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Sa Kaeo; Saraburi) (accessed: 2023.04.27)

[ LAOS ]
Curetis saronis ssp. ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 78, col.pl.15 ; pl.109, figs.B3,♂,B4,♂(Un). (Pakse)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 219. pl.129, fig.♂(Un). (Vientiane)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 56.

[ CAMBODIA ]
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Kosterin,2019b : 27. (Mondulkiri)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Kosterin,2020 : 315. (Siem Reap)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Onodera,2022 : 130, pl.267, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Mondulkiri: Bousara)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 120. (Koh Kong; Mondulkiri; Phnom Penh; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Curetis insularis indosinica ; Seitz,1924-1927 : 935. (S.Annam)
Curetis insularis indosinica ; Metaye,1957 : 89. (C)
Curetis thetis indocinica [sic] ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 338-339, fig.16(♂genitalia), pl.5, figs.39,♂.40,♂(Un). (Thuan Hai: Vo Dat)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Eliot,1990 : 222. (Vietnam)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 29, figs.L-189,♂,♀. (Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 48. (C / S)

[ THAILAND ]
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Mondolkiri : 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low elevation (Alt. 50 - 350m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Godfrey (1930) recorded from Phrae, N.Thailand, but this is doubtful. Its distribution in northern Thailand needs to be reconfirmed.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1908 : Neue Curetis und Uebersicht der bekannten Arten.
Stett. ent. Ztg. 69: 49-59. (Jan.1908)

Evans, W.H.,1954 : A Revision of the Genus Curetis. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Entomologist 87(9): 190-194, (10): 212-216, (11): 241-247.

Eliot, J.N.,1990 : Notes on the Genus Curetis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae).
Tyô to Ga 41(4): 201-225.

♂, Trat, Thailand.

1999.05.24 - 2025.02.28.