♂, Yala, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Ambl. agesilaus var. major Staudinger, 1889 OD : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 2(1):128 TL : 'Malacca- und Sumatra' [Tanjong Malim, Perak, W.Malaysia]. (MfN) Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Karimata, Natuna, Laut, Bangka, Belitung, Mentawai, Palawan.

Arhopala catori Bethune-Baker, 1903 : Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 17(1):93-94, pl.2, fig.11,♂ nec, pl.5, figs.8, 8a(♂ genitalia). TL. 'Borneo; Bilit [Borneo]; Palawan' [Borneo]. (NHML)

major ; Lectotype ♂, Tanyong Malim, Malacca. Kunstler 1886. designated by Takanami,1986. (MfN) ; Takanami,1989 : 27, figs.A28a♂, 28b♂(Un).
catori ; Lectotype ♂, Borneo. (NHML)

[ THAILAND ]
Narathura catori ; Evans,1957 : 97. (P)
Arhopala catori ssp. ; Pinratana,1981 : 82, pl.36, figs.9,♀,12,♀(Un). (Trang)
Arhopala major major ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 614, pl.278, figs.L215,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Trang)
Arhopala muat maranda ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 616, pl.278, figs.L221b♂,♂(Un). (in part)
Arhopala major major ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 646, pl.293, figs.L241,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Trang)
Arhopala major major ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 60, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Tarutao Is; Than To WF.)
'Arhopala major major ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 182-183, figs.Abb.L-277-278. (Phang Nga)'

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : 1♂.

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The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 650m) and considerably rarer than norda.
This species is quite similar to Arhopala norda. The only difference between two species is a presence or absence of a small white spot on cilia in space 1a on the UnH. Arhopala norda has this, while Arhopala major lacks it. However, this area is easily damaged and the cilia can also easily drop off; therefore, examination of male genitalia is recommended for reliable identification.
I tentatively adopt previous records. However, it would be necessary to reconfirm all records.

The difference between norda and major.
Arhopala norda ♂ UnH. & valva. (Ranong)		Arhopala major ♂ UnH. & valva. (Yala)

Staudinger, O.,1889 : Lepidopteren der Insel Palawan.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 2(1):3-180, pls.1,2.

Bethune-Baker, G.T.,1903 : A Revision of the Amblypodia Group of Butterflies of the Family Lycaenidae.
Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 17(1):3-164, 5 pls.

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.

Takanami, Y.,1989 : On Some Type Specimens of Lycaenidae from South East Asia (Lepidoptera).
Tyô to Ga 40(1):23-80.

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