♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano)		♀, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano)
♂, Sekong, Laos.		♀, Vientiane, Laos.
♂, Trat, Thailand.		♀, Trat, Thailand.
♂, Trat, Thailand.		♂, Trat, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Arhopala elopura ssp. OD : TL : Distribution : Thailand, Laos, Camdobia, Vietnam. ● ssp.dama ● ssp.

[ THAILAND ]
Narathura pseudomuta dama ; Evans,1957 : 107. (Siam) (in part)
Arhopala elopura dama ; Pinratana,1981 : 85, pl.14, fig.2,♂(Un). (Chanthaburi; Nakhon Ratchasima) (in part)
Arhopala elopura dama ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 258, figs.128,♂,129,♂(Un). (Mukdahan: Phu Mu)
Arhopala elopura dama ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 36. (Mukdahan: Nam Tok Kham Cha I; Ban Na Lak; Ban Gok Tum; Ubon Ratchathani: Ban Ba Hai; Ban Na Pho Krang; Phu Chong Na Yoi; Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Kaeng E-Keow; Phu Hin Dang)
Arhopala elopura dama ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 54. (Ubon Ratchathani: Kaen Tana; Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Phu Chong Na Yoi)
'Arhopala elopura dama ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.280, fig.L228,♀(Laos). (in part)'
'Arhopala elopura dama ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.295, fig.L253,♀(Laos). (in part)'
Arhopala elopura dama ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 65, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Chong Na Yoi)
Arhopala elopura ssp. ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Sa Kaeo) (accessed: 2023.07.05)

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala elopura dama ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 216, pl.115, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Vientiane; Xam Neua)
Arhopala elopura dama ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 47. (Namdhua; Thabeng)
Arhopala elopura dama ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 53.
Arhopala elopura dama ; Onodera,2022 : 85, pl.216, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Savannakhet)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Arhopala elopura ssp. ; Kosterin,2019b : 28, fig.11(Un). (Mondulkiri)
Arhopala elopura ssp. ; Kosterin,2020 : 318, figs.32(Un),33(Un),34(Un),36,♀(Un),37,♀. (Siem Reap; Stueng Treng) (in part)
Arhopala elopura ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 122. (Koh Kong; Mondulkiri; Preah Sihanouk; Preah Vihear; Siem Reap; Stueng Treng)

[ VIETNAM ]
Narathura pseudomuta dama ; Evans,1957 : 107. (Annam)
Narathura elopura elopura ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 366-367, fig.36A,B,D-D2,E(♂genitalia), pl.14, figs.105,♂,106,♂(Un). (Dong Nai: Trang Bom)
Narathura ariana ariana ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 368, figs.36A1(♂genitalia),37(♀genitalia), pl.14, figs.107,♂,108,♂(Un),109,♀,110,♀(Un). (Dong Nai: Trang Bom)
Arhopala elopura ; Vu,2003 : 58. (Phu Quoc)
Arhopala elopura dama ; Luong et al.,2004 : 11, 79, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Arhopala elopura ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong)
Arhopala elopura dama ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 60, figs.L-79,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Gung Re; Phu Quoc)
Arhopala dama ; Nihira,2009 : 100, fig.f6,♀. (Phu Quoc)
Arhopala elopura dama ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 60. (N / C / S)

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Chiang Mai : 2♂.

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Sa Kaeo : 5♂ 4♀.

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Trat : 10♂ 10♀ (incl. photo).

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 550m).
The populations from north to S.E. Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam have an indigo-blue ground colour on the upperside, a broader black border on the UpF, and a more greyish ground colour on the underside. This is considered to be a distinct subspecies, as mentioned in the section on ssp.dama.

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.

♂, Trat, Thailand.	♀, Trat, Thailand.

2018.12.31 - 2025.02.28.