Cachar - Karens, Manipur, Nagas. See [About maps]
Plain Bushblue
Papilio apidanus Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 63, pl. 137, f. F, G, TL: "Sumatra" [?Java]
Amblypodia apidanus ; Hewitson, 1862, Spec. Cat. Lep. Lyc. B. M. : 10; Hewitson, 1863, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 11; [BIR, 326]
Arhopala apidanus ; Bethune-Baker, 1903, Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 17 (1) : 115, pl. 5, f. 17, 17a
Flos apidanus ; Evans, 1957, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5 (3) : 132; [BOW: pl. 176, f. 12]
Larva on
Lagerstroemia,
Eugenia jambolana,
Eugenia polycephale,
E. jambos [BMP]
Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Tanahdjampea, Tambora
Papilio dorimond Stoll, [1790]; Aanhaangsel Werk, Uitl. Kapellen (2-5): pl. 27, f. 4, 4D, TL: Cape of Good Hope [error, = Java]
= ; Evans, 1957, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5 (3) : 133
Arhopala apidanus cames Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 28 (2) : 127, TL: Lombok
= ; Evans, 1957, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5 (3) : 133
Arhopala apidanus antipaxus Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 28 (2) : 127, TL: E.Java
= ; Evans, 1957, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5 (3) : 133
Amblypodia apidanus alter Toxopeus, 1929; Tijdschr. Ent. 72 (3/4) : 213
= ; Evans, 1957, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5 (3) : 133
Flos apidanus apidanus ; Evans, 1957, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5 (3) : 133; [BOR, 584 (note)]
Assam, C.Burma, S.Burma, Mergui, Thailand, Langkawi
Flos ahamus Doherty, 1891; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 60 Pt.II (1) : 33, pl. 1, f. 6, TL: Assam
Flos apidanus ahamus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Flos apidanus ahamus ; Evans, 1957, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5 (3) : 132; [BOR, 584]
Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, Belitung
Amblypodia apidanus var. saturata Snellen, 1890; Tijdschr. Ent. 33 (4) : 301, no. 65
Arhopala apidanus kartaphilus Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 28 (2) : 127, TL: Riouw-Archipel
= Flos apidanus saturata ; Evans, 1957, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5 (3) : 132
Arhopala apidanus berossus Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 28 (2) : 128, TL: N.Borneo
= Flos apidanus saturata ; Evans, 1957, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5 (3) : 132
Arhopala apidanus viribus Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 28 (2) : 128, TL: W.Borneo, Sintang
= Flos apidanus saturata ; Evans, 1957, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5 (3) : 132
Flos apidanus saturata ; Evans, 1957, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5 (3) : 132; [BOR, 584 (note)]
Flos apidanus saturatus ; [BMP: 289, pl. 43, f. 28, pl. 69, f. 14]
Nias
Arhopala apidanus xisuthrus Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 28 (2) : 126, TL: Nias
Flos apidanus xisuthrus ; Evans, 1957, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5 (3) : 133; [BOR, 584 (note)]
Bawean
Arhopala apidanus arahat Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 28 (2) : 127, TL: Bawean
Flos apidanus arahat ; [BOR, 584 (note)]
NE.Sumatra
Arhopala apidanus phalakron Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 28 (2) : 128, TL: N.E. Sumatra
Amblypodia apidanus ambigua Toxopeus, 1929; Tijdschr. Ent. 72 (3/4) : 212, TL: Unikum, Palembang
= ; Evans, 1957, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5 (3) : 132
Amblypodia apidanus anabas Toxopeus, 1929; Tijdschr. Ent. 72 (3/4) : 213 (repl.?)
= ; Evans, 1957, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5 (3) : 132
Amblypodia apidanus astrophila Toxopeus, 1929; Tijdschr. Ent. 72 (3/4) : 212, TL: Unikum, Pulu Pandjang
= ; Evans, 1957, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5 (3) : 132
Amblypodia apidanus anthracophila Toxopeus, 1929; Tijdschr. Ent. 72 (3/4) : 212, TL: Pulu Weh
= ; Evans, 1957, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5 (3) : 132
Flos apidanus phalakron ; Evans, 1957, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5 (3) : 132; [BOR, 584 (note)]
Arhopala apidanus himna Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 28 (2) : 128, TL: Mindanao
Palawan, Philippines, ?Sulawesi
Amblypodia apidanus var. palawanus Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1) : 130
Flos apidanus palawanus ; [BOR, 584 (note)]
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