♂ (dsf), Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Panchala birmana Moore, [1884] OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4):531. TL : Toungu, British Burmah. (♀, NHML) Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hong Kong.

Acesina arisba Nicéville, 1891 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):369-370, pl.F, fig.19,♂. TL. Tilin Yaw ; Maulmain, Burma. (NZC)
Arhopala birmana corthatha Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Duet. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):137. TL. Hongkong. (♂)
Arhopala dascia Swinhoe, 1917 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8)19:409. TL. Toungoo, Burma. (♂, NHML)
Amblypodia maymyoia Tytler, 1926 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31(3):588. TL. Maymyo, Upper Burma. (♂, NHML)

arisba  ; 1♂ Type, 13.Apr.1890. Tilin Yaw, Burma. (NZC) ; 1♀ Type, 2.Apr.1890. Tilin Yaw, Burma. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 87-88, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un).

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Amblypodia birmana birmana ; Godfrey,1930 : 337. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Arhopala birmana birmana ; Pinratana,1981 : 100, pl.17, figs.5,♀,6,♀(Un) ; pl.34, fig.11,♀ ; pl.35, fig.4,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Loei)
Arhopala birmana birmana ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 55, fig.29,♂. (Mukdahan)
Arhopala birmana birmana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 644, pl.293, figs.L278,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Arhopala birmana birmana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 680, pl.310, figs.L302,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Arhopala birmana birmana ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 82, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Phu Kradung; Khao Soi Dao)
Arhopala birmana birmana ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun) (accessed: 2023.04.30)

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala birmana birmana ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 74, pl.105, figs.A11,♂,A12,♂(Un). (Vientiane)
Arhopala birmana birmana ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.119, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Pakxe; Thakhek; Xaignabouri)
Arhopala birmana birmana ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54, pl.19, fig.Ly-178,♀,♀(Un). (Houa Phan: Ban Saleui)
Arhopala birmana birmana ; Onodera,2022 : 87, pl.219, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Champasak: Dong Huasao; Bolikhamxai: Keng Sa Doc)

[ VIETNAM ]
Panchala birmana birmana ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 377-378, pl.17, figs.131,♂,132,♂(Un). (Lam Dong: Djiring)
Arhopala birmana birmana ; Luong et al.,2004 : 11, 79, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Arhopala birmana ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong)
Arhopala birmana birmana ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,[2007] : 61, figs.L-93,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Arhopala birmana birmana ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 62. (N: Lao Cai / C: Ha Tinh; Thua Thien Hue; Lam Dong)

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂.

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Chiang Mai : 6♂ 7♀ (incl. photo).

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Phetchabun : 4♂ 4♀ (photo by T.Laola).

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Bolikhamxai : 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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Champasak : 2♂ 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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The butterfly is locally common in semi-dried forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 1000m).

Moore, F.,[1884] : Descriptions of new Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4):521-535, pls.48-49.

Nicéville, L.de,1891 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):341-398.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : Neue Arhopala Rassen.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):121-137.

Swinhoe, C.,1917 : New species of Indo-Malayan Lepidoptera.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8)19:409-416.

Tytler, H.C.,1926 : Notes on some new and interesting Butterflies from India and Burma.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31:248-260, pl.1,4 ; (3):579-590, pl.2.

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

1999.07.18 - 2023.05.31.