♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Tak, Thailand.		♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Deudorix orseis Hewitson, [1863] OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1:23-24. TL : Sumatra. Distribution : Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore.

Rapala varuna gebenia Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 27(4):173. TL. Assam.

[ THAILAND ]
Rapala varuna orseis ; Godfrey,1930 : 350. (Prae: Me Song forest; Pak Jong)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Godfrey,1932a : 274. (P)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Pinratana,1981 : 150, pl.28, figs.10,♂.11,♀,12,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Nakhon Ratchasima; Phitsanulok; Trad; Trang)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 40, fig.121,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak; Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 714, pl.327, figs.L419,♂,♂(Un),♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Trat)
Rapala rhoecus rhoecus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.327, figs.L420,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.12.07)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 762, pl.350, figs.L440,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Trat)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 141, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Tha Ton; Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Thung Saleng Luang; Wan Nam Khiewo; Hat Supin; Kam Puan; Ka Chong; Thaleben; Than To WF.)
Rapala varuna orseis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Sa Kaeo; Saraburi; Phetchaburi; Yala) (accessed: 2023.10.22)
Deudorix epijarbas epijarbas ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 206, fig.Abb.L-433,♂(Un). (Phang Nga) (in part)

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Rapala varuna orseis ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 77, pl.108, fig.B12,♀(Un). (no loc.)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 219. pl.128, figs.♂,♀(Un). (Thateng; Lak Sao)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 56.
Rapala varuna orseis ; Onodera,2022 : 98, pl.233, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Natung)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Rapala varuna orseis ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 124. (Pursat; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Rapala varuna orseis ; Ikeda et al.,2001 : 55, figs.5:18,♀,19,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Luong et al.,2004 : 12. (Cuc Phuong)
Rapala varuna ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 44. (Thua Thien Hue: Huong Thuy; Phong Dien)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,[2007] : 68, figs.L-146,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 69. (N / C / S)

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 5♂ 5♀ (incl. photo).

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Nan : 1♂ 2♀.

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Tak : 2♂.

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Sa Kaeo : 2♀ (incl. photo and photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).

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Trat : 1♂.

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Phetchaburi : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).

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Ranong : 2♀.

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Surat Thani (Koh Tao; Koh Phangan) : 2♂ (incl. photo by P.Kosierb).

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Pattani : 2♂.

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The butterfly is locally common in montane and secondary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 20 - 1100m). Males are territorial on shrubs at hilltops.
Sheela et al.,2019 figured a female 'type' specimen of Deudorix orseis from S.Andamans, however, according to the original description, Hewitson described it based on a male from Sumatra. Thus, it is considered not to be a type specimen of orseis.

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 Lycaeniden.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 27(4):172-178.

♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)	♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

1999.07.21 - 2023.10.31.