ON : Aphnaeus rukma Nicéville, 1889 OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 57(4): 281-282, pl.14, fig.6,♂. TL : Sikkim. Distribution : Sikkim. [? Laos]

[ LAOS ]
Spindasis nipalicus rukma ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 218, pl.122, fig.♂(Un). (Phong Saly)
Spindasis rukma ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 53.

In Osada, Uémura & Uehara (1999), only the underside was shown. The upper surface needs to be examined, but I suspect that this could be Cigaritis evansii ayuthia. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Nicéville, L. de,1889 : On new or little-known Butterflies from the Indian Region.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 57(4): 273-293, pls.13,14.

Zhang, J., Cong, Q., Shen, J., Song. L. & Grishin, N.V.,2023 : Butterfly classification and species discovery using genomics.
Taxon. Rep. Int. Lep. Survey 11(3): 1-93.

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