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

ON : Amblypodia adatha regia Evans, 1925 OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(3): 629. TL : "Mergui" [Myeik, Myeik Dist., Myanmar]. (NHML) Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam. ● ssp.regia ● ssp.aphadantas

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala cleander regia ; Pinratana,1981 : 91, pl.14, fig.18,♀(Un). (Ranong; 'Satun: Ko Tarutao')
Arhopala cleander regia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 628, pl.285, figs.L248a♂,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Arhopala cleander regia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 662, pl.300, figs.L272a♂,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Arhopala cleander regia ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 73, fig.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Arhopala cleander ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Arhopala cleander regia ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 122. (Pursat)

[ VIETNAM ]
Arhopala cleander regia ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 60, fig.L-82,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Arhopala cleander regia ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 61. (C: Thua Thien Hue / S: Dong Nai)

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 4♂ 2♀.

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 10 - 50m). Pinratana (1981) recorded this taxon from 'Koh Tarutao', this needs to be re-checked. Further distributional research is needed.

Evans, W.H.,1925 : The Identification of Indian Butterflies. Part VII.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(3): 610-639, 1 pl.

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.

1999.07.18 - 2023.06.30.