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

ON : Amblypodia capeta Hewitson, [1878] OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae Suppl.:22, pl.8, figs.70,♀(Un),71,♀. TL : Sumatra. (♀, NHML) Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Belitung, Palawan, Philippines. ● ssp.diardi ● ssp.capeta

Arhopala diardi asatha Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):131-132. TL. Java. (♂, NHML)
Arhopala diardi amha Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):132. TL. Sarawak. (♂, NHML)
Arhopala diardi almansor Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):132-133. TL. Malaya. (♀, NHML)

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Flos diardi capeta ; Evans,1957 : 130. (P)
Flos diardi capeta ; Pinratana,1981 : 103, pl.18, fig.4,♀(Un) ; pl.36, figs.2,♀(Un),5,♀. (Krabi; Trang; Yala)
Flos diardi capeta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 648, pl.295, figs.L286b♀,♀(Un),♂(Un). (Krabi; Ranong)
Flos diardi capeta ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig. (Koh Phangan)
Flos diardi capeta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 684, pl.312, figs.L310b♀,♀(Un),♂. (Krabi; Ranong)
Flos diardi capeta ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 84, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Shone; Kao Poh Ta; Khlong Naka; Than To WF.)
Flos diardi capeta ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2020- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.04.11)

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 2♂ 5♀.

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Surat Thani : 2♂.

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Yala : 3♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 1100m). Males are territorial on trees at hilltops.

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.

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

♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2023.04.30.