♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.
♂, Narathiwat, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.		♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.

ON : Polyommatus lambi Distant, 1882 OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)10:245-246. TL : Province Wellesley, Malay Pen. Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), S.Myanmar, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore. ● ssp.gisca ● ssp.lambi

Cyaniris imperatrix Butler, 1900 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7)5:444-445. TL. Siam. (NHML)

lambi ; Holotype ♂, West Malaysia.
imperatrix ; Holotype ♂, Siam. (NHML)

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Lycaenopsis puspa imperatrix ; Fruhstorfer,1915-1924 : 869. (Siam)
Acytolepis puspa lambi ; Pinratana,1981 : 44, 163, pl.7, figs.4,♂,5,♂(Un). (Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Ranong; Satun)
Callenya lenya lenya ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.255, figs.L86,♂,♂(Un). (in part)
Acytolepis puspa lambi ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 564, pl.255, figs.L88b,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ('Kao Soi Dao' [loc.err.]; Khao Phanom Bencha)
Acytolepis puspa lambi ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Butterflies of Koh Samui, fig.♂(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2020.12.13)
Acytolepis puspa lambi ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 582, pl.264, figs.L113b,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ('Kao Soi Dao' [loc.err.]; Khao Phanom Bencha)
Acytolepis puspa lambi ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 187, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kao Poh Ta; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Kao Luang; Satun; Than To WF.)
Acytolepis puspa lambi ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2022- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.03.11)

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Ranong : 7♂ 1♀.

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Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 3♂.

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Yala : 10♂ 12♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 20 - 1300m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Some specimens have faint white scales on the UpF. The population from Koh Phangan often has this characteristic and seems to be getting closer to ssp.gisca.

Distant, W.L.,1882 : Undescribed Rhopalocera from the Malay Peninsula.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)10:245-248.

Butler, A.G.,1900 : A List of the species of Cyaniris, a well-known group of the family Lycaenidae.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7)5:441-451.

♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)	♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.	♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.

1999.07.04 - 2023.03.31.