♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Arhopala ijanensis Bethune-Baker, 1897 OD : Ent. mon. Mag. 33:203-204. TL : Gunong Ijan, Perak, [W.Malaysia]. (NHML) Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand, Langkawi, W.Malaysia.

Nilasera subfasciata Moore, 1884 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4):532, pl.49, fig.2. TL. "Tavoy, Burmah" [Dawei, Myanmar]. (NHML) (Homonym)
Arhopala ijauensis [sic] simonea Corbet, 1941 : Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)10(9):151. (replacement for subfasciata)

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Amblypodia subfasciata ; Godfrey,1930 : 329. (P: Bangnara)
Amblypodia subfasciata ; Godfrey,1932a : 272. (P)
Narathura ijauensis [sic] ; Evans,1957 : 89. (Siam; P)
Arhopala ijauensis [sic] ; Pinratana,1981 : 76, pl.12, fig.3,♂(Un). (Phuket; Ranong)
Arhopala ijauensis [sic] ; Seki,1986 : 12. (Ranong)
Arhopala ijauensis [sic] ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 602, pl.272, figs.L193,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Phuket; Ranong; Than To)
Arhopala ijaensis [sic] ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 634, pl.286, figs.L218,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Phuket; Ranong; Than To)
Arhopala ijanensis ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 53, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chon; Than To WF.)
Arhopala ijanensis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Surat Thani; Yala) (accessed: 2024.06.08)
Arhopala ijauensis [sic] ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 180, figs.Abb.L-261-264. (Phang Nga)

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Ranong : 15♂ 7♀.

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Phang Nga : 1♂.

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 700m).
As Kimura et al. (2014) pointed out, the population in Yala has a darker and more purplish tinge on the upper side of both wings. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Moore, F.,1884 : Descriptions of new Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4):521-535, pls.48-49.

Bethune-Baker, G.T.,1897 : Four new species of Arhopala.
Ent. mon. Mag. 33:202-205.

Corbet, A.S.,1941 : A key to the Indo-Malayan species of Arhopala Boisduval (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)10(9):149-183, figs.1-114.

Evans, W.H.,1957 : A Revision of the Arhopala Group of Oriental Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera).
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5(3):85-141.

♀, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)
♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.11 - 2024.06.30.