♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)		♂ (f.kempi), Yala, Thailand.
♂ (f.kempi), Satun, Thailand.		♀ (f.kempi), Satun, Thailand.

ON : Narathura alaconia media Evans, 1957 OD : Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5(3):121. TL : "Peninsular Siam" [P. Thailand]. (NHML) Distribution : S.Myanmar (Mergui), W. & P.Thailand, Langkawi, W.Malaysia.

Narathura alaconia media f. kempi Eliot, 1959 : Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.)7(8):380. TL. Langkawi Is., [W.Malaysia]. (NHML)

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Narathura alaconia media ; Evans,1957 : 121. (P)
Arhopala alaconia media ; Pinratana,1981 : 95, pl.15, fig.14,♂(Un). (Ranong; Trang)
Arhopala alaconia media ; Seki,1986 : 18, figs.42,♂,43,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Arhopala alaconia media ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 636, pl.289, figs.L260,♀,♀(Un)(f.kampi [sic]). (Ranong; Koh Tarutao)
Arhopala alaconia media ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[?](Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2023.05.16)
Arhopala alaconia media ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 670, pl.305, figs.L284,♀,♀(Un).(f.kampi [sic]) (Ranong; Koh Tarutao)
Arhopala alaconia media ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 76, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Tenasserim; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Koh Tarutao)
Arhopala alaconia media ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Si Thammarat; Narathiwat) (accessed: 2024.06.08)

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Kanchanaburi : 1♂ (photo by V.Dumrongkitdecha).

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Ranong : 1♂ 7♀.

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Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂.

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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.

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Satun (incl. Koh Tarutao) : 6♂ 5♀.

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 10 - 350m). The tailed form kempi is particularly common on Koh Tarutao.

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.

Eliot, J.N.,1959 : New or little known Butterflies from Malaya.
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 7(8):371-391.

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. (photo by V.Dumrongkitdecha)

1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.