♂, Surat Thani, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♀, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Surat Thani, Thailand.

ON : Flos artegal Doherty, 1889 OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal. Pt.2, 58(4): 423-424, pl.23, fig.5,♂[♀]. TL : 'Mergui [Myeik, Myeik Dist., Myanmar]' [Dawei, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar]. (NHML) Distribution : Myanmar, W. to P.Thailand (excluding Yala), Langkawi. ● ssp.yunnanensis ● ssp.artegal ● ssp.anniella

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Amblypodia anniella ; Godfrey,1932a : 272. (Surat Thani: Khao Poata)
Amblypodia anniella ; Godfrey,1932b : 328. (Surat Thani: Khao Poata)
Flos anniella artegal ; Evans,1957 : 131. (Siam)
Flos anniella anniella ; Pinratana,1981 : 104, pl.18, fig.7(Un). (Trang) (in part)
Flos anniella artegal ; Pinratana,1981 : 104, pl.18, fig.6(Un). ('Tak'; Trang) (in part)
Flos anniella artegal ; Seki,1986 : 18. (Ranong)
Flos anniella artegal ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 650, pl.296, figs.L288a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong) (in part)
Flos anniella artegal ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 686, pl.313, figs.L312a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong) (in part)
Flos anniella anniella ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 85, figs.♂(Klong Naka),♂(Un, Klong Naka),♀(Muang Shone),♀(Un,Muang Shone). (Muang Shone; Kao Poh Ta; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka) (in part)
Flos anniella anniella ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 187, figs.Abb.L-298-300. (Phang Nga)
Flos anniella artegal ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2024- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Kamphaeng Phet) (accessed: 2024.06.08)

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Kamphaeng Phet : 1♀ (photo by R.Charoenpon).

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Ranong : 3♂ 5♀.

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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ (photo).

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 1300m). Males are territorial on trees or shrubs at hilltops.
The photo example from Kamphaeng Phet, W. Thailand is most likely to be ssp.artegal. I tentatively treat it as this taxon, but confirmation by many specimens is needed.

Doherty, W.,1889 : On certain Lycaenidae from Lower Tenasserim.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(4): 409-440, 2 pls.

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.

♂ (territorial behavior), Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.	♀, Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand. (photo by R.Charoenpon)

1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.