♂, Kon Tum, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♂, Kon Tum, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Heliophorus smaragdinus Yago & Monastyrskii, 2002 OD : Tjidschr. Ent. 145:150-155, figs.1(HT,♂),2(HT,♂Un), 3(PT,♀),4(PT,♀Un),6-13(♂genitalia),14-16(♀genitalia). TL : Ngoc Linh, Kon Tum, C.Vietnam. (NHML) Distribution : C.Vietnam.

Holotype ♂ 26.Mar.1998. Ngoc Linh (1600-1700m alt.), Kon Tum, C.Vietnam. A.L.Monastyrskii leg. (NHML)
Paratypes ; 5♂ 1♀. all paratypes were taken in same locality as Holotype. (NHML ; BLKU ; VMNH ; in coll. Y.Takanami)

[ VIETNAM ]
Heliophorus smaragdinus ; Yago et al.,2005 : 366, 369, fig.9,♂,♀,♂Un. (Ngoc Linh)
Heliophorus smaragdinus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 55. (C: Kon Thum)

[ VIETNAM ]
Kon Thum : 2♂.

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The butterfly is found at high elevations (Alt. 1700m).

Yago, M. & Monastyrskii, A.L.,2002 : Comparative morphology and identification of the subgenus Kulua, with description of a new species from Vietnam (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Heliophorus).
Tijdschr. Ent. 145:145-171.

Yago, M., Wakabayashi, M., Tanaka, B. & Monastyrskii, A.L.,2005 : Species biodiversity and life histories of the genus Heliophorus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Vietnam.
Report on Insect Inventory Project in Tropic Asia (TAIIV)(2005):365-370.

2006.02.06 - 2021.09.30.