♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀, 2013.06.19, Gia Lai, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Amblypodia asopia Hewitson, [1869] OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1:14f, 2:pl.3c, figs.50.♂,51,♂(Un). TL : Maulmein. (♂, NHML) Distribution : Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

[ THAILAND ]
Amblypodia asopia ; Godfrey,1927 : 126. (N)
Amblypodia asopia ; Godfrey,1930 : 336. (Chiang Mai; NE: Sen Tor (Nam Pat))
Arhopala asopia ; Pinratana,1981 : 97, pl.16, figs.4,♂,5,♀,6,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Phitsanulok)
Arhopala asopia ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 258, figs.138,♂,139,♂(Un). (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep)
Arhopala asopia ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 37. (Mukdahan: Nam Tok Tad Ton)
Arhopala asopia ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 54. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Hin Khan; Ubon Ratchathani: Warin Chamrap)
Arhopala asopia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 638, pl.290, figs.L267,♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Phu Phan; 'Than To' [loc.err.])
Arhopala asopia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 674, pl.307, figs.L291,♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Phu Phan; 'Than To' [loc.err.])
Arhopala asopia ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 78, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Mae Hong Son; Bung Khan; Phu Khiewo)
Arhopala asopia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2020- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig, Early Stages. (Phetchabun) (accessed: 2023.05.16)

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Arhopala asopia ssp. ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 74, pl.105, fig.A8(Un). (no loc.)
Arhopala asopia ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.118, figs.♂,♀. (Vang Vieng; Vientiane)
Arhopala asopia ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 47. (Laksao)
Arhopala asopia ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54.

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Arhopala asopia ; Saito & Inayoshi,2022b : 29, figs.31,♀,31v♀(Un). (Gia Lai: Chu Dang Ya)

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Mae Hong Son : 5♂ 2♀.

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Chiang Mai : 6♂ 6♀ (incl. photo).

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Phetchabun : 1♂ (photo by T.Laola).

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Gia Lai : 1♀.

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The butterfly is common in semi-dried forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 1000m).
The record from Yala, P.Thailand in Ek-Amnuay,[2007],2012 is considered to be an erroneous locality.

Hewitson, W.C.,1863-1878 : Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae.
London, van Vorst. x+229pp. and 14a-14h, Suppl. 1-47; pls. (108, numbered;)
1-85, 88-92, 3a,3b,3c, Suppl.I-VII, Ia, Ib, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, Va, Vb. In 8 parts.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♀&♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2023.06.30.