♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀, Phrae, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Phrae, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Aphnaeus vulcans var.maximus Elwes, [1893] OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892(4):637-638, pl.43, fig.5,♀. TL : Karen Hills. Distribution : Myanmar (Shan States to Dawna), Thailand, Laos.

[ THAILAND ]
Spindasis maximus ; Godfrey,1927 : 126. (N)
Spindasis maximus ; Godfrey,1930 : 341. (Chiang Mai)
Spindasis maximus ; Pinratana,1981 : 111, pl.20, figs.2,♀,3,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chiyaphum; Nakhon Nayok; Tak)
Spindasis maximus ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 66, fig.88,♂. (Umphang)
Spindasis maximus ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 47, fig.68,♂. (Nan: Mae Charim; Ban Nam Poon)
Spindasis maximus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 594, pl.268, figs.L171,♂,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Cigaritis maximus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 622, pl.281, figs.L196,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Spindasis maximus ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 146, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Tha Ton; Phu Khiewo; Nakohn Nayok; Pha Who)
Cigaritis maximus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2021.10.04)

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Spindasis maximus ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 75, pl.106, fig.B3,♀(Un). (Luang Prabang)
Spindasis maximus ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 218, pl.122, figs.♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Xam Neua; Thabok)
Spindasis maximus ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 53.
Spindasis maximus ; Onodera,2022 : pl.223, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un), text:90. (Bolikhamxai: Thabok; Oudomxai)

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Mae Hong Son : 7♂ 1♀.

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Chiang Mai : 12♂ 13♀ (incl. photo).

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Nan : 1♂.

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Tak : 3♂ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).

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Chaiyaphum : 1♀ (photo).

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Phetchaburi : 1♂ (photo by T.Aoyama).

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The butterfly is common in dry forest at low to high elevations (Alt. 350 - 1700m) and seems to have a single generation per year. Males are territorial on shrubs or undergrowth inside or at forest edges from 13:30 - 16:00. The size of the orange patch on the UpF is quite variable.

Elwes, H.J.,[1893] : On butterflies collected by Mr. W.Doherty in the Naga and Karen Hills and Perak, Part.2.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892(4):617-664, pls.43,44.

Balint, Zs., A.Heath, G.Katona, K.Kertesz & Sz.Safian,2017 : Male secondary sexual characters in Aphnaeinae wings (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Opusc. Zool. Budapest 48(1):27-34.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama)
♂ vs ♂ (territorial fights), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ vs ♂ (territorial fights), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ vs ♂ (territorial fights), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2023.03.31.