♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by T.Laola)		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by T.Laola)
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Tak, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.		♀, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.

ON : Arhopala abseus indicus Riley, 1923 OD : Spolia Zeylanica 12:326. TL : Sikkim. (♂, NHML) Distribution : Nepal, India, Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China. ● ssp.indicus ● transition zone of indicus and ophiala ● ssp.ophiala ● ssp.abseus

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala abseus ; Godfrey,1916 : 140. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Amblypodia abseus indicus ; Godfrey,1930 : 338. (list only)
Amblypodia abseus indicus ; Godfrey,1932a : 272. (Trang: Ko Libong)
Naratura abseus indicus ; Evans,1957 : 99. (Siam)
Arhopala abseus indicus ; Pinratana,1981 : 102, pl.17, figs.12,♂,13,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Arhopala abseus ophiala ; Pinratana,1981 : 103. (Chanthaburi; Chonburi; Nakhon Ratchasima) (in part)
Arhopala abseus indicus ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 258, figs.142,♂,143,♂(Un). (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep; Phu Sa Duak Bua)
Arhopala abseus indicus ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 37. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Hin Dang)
Arhopala abseus indicus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 648, pl.295, figs.L285a♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Chiang Mai)
Arhopala abseus ophiala ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.295, figs.L285b♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Arhopala abseus ophiala ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2023.04.26)
Arhopala abseus indicus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 684, pl.312, figs.L309a♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Chiang Mai)
Arhopala abseus ophiala ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.312, figs.L309b♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Flos abseus indicus ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 84, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Krathing WF; Kao Saverb; Kao Khiewo)
Flos abseus indicus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Kanchanaburi; Sa Kaeo; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2023.09.20)

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala abseus indica ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.118, figs.♂,♀. (Vientiane; Xaignabouri)
Flos abseus indicus ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54.

[ CAMBODIA ]
Flos abseus indicus ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 122. (Koh Kong)

[ VIETNAM ]
Naratura abseus indicus ; Evans,1957 : 99. (Cochin China)
Naratura abseus indicus ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 372-375, pl.16, figs.123,♂,124,♂(Un),125,♀,126,♀(Un). (Dong Nai: Ben Nom; Trang Bom)
Arhopala abseus ; Vu,2003 : 58. (Phu Quoc)
Arhopala abseus ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: A Luoi)
Arhopala abseus indicus ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 28, figs.L-170,♂,♀. (Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Flos abseus indicus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 62. (C: Thua Thien Hue / S: Dong Nai; Tay Ninh)
Flos abseus indicus ; Saito et al.,2017 : 78. (S: Nui Coto)

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂.

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Chiang Mai : 8♂ 3♀ (incl. photo & photo by T.Laola).

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Tak : 8♂ 2♀.

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Phetchabun : 1♀ (photo by T.Laola).

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Chanthaburi : 2♂.

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Trat : 1♂.

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Ranong : 6♂ 1♀.

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Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 4♂ 1♀. (incl. photo)

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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ 1♀.

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 700m).
Both ssp.indicus and ssp.ophiala occur together in P.Thailand (Ranong to Nakhon Si Thammarat) as noted by Evans,1957. Further taxonomic and distributional studies, including DNA analysis, are needed.

Riley, N.D.,1923 : Two undescribed Rhopalocera from Ceylon.
Spolia Zeylanica 12:323-326.

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.

Seki, Y. & Sasaki, S.,2010 :
Halimun Mountains, West Java (Indonesia) - Recent lepidopterological survey and new knowledge on Lycaenid butterflies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 56:15-25.

♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan Dist.), Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan Dist.), Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2023.09.30.