♂, Xiang Khouang, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, Xiang Khouang, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, Phong Saly, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera)

ON : Apatura sordida naga Tytler, 1915 OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 23(3):502, pl.1, fig.3,♂. TL : Yakama, Naga Hills. (♂, NHML) Distribution : Assam, Myanmar, N.Thailand, Laos, S.Yunnan.

Chitoria sordita [sic] hani Yoshino, 1999 : Neo Lepidoptera 4:2, figs.6,(HT,♂),10(HT,♂Un). TL. Xishuanbanna, S.Yunnan, China. (♂, in coll. K.Yoshino)

naga : Syntype ♂, 28.Sep.1912. Jakama, Naga Hills, N.E.India. (NHML) ; Masui,2004 : figs.1,♂,♂(Un)
hani : Holotype ♂, Aug.1995. Xishuanbanna, Monhai, S.Yunnan, China. (in coll. K.Yoshino)

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Chitoria sordida ssp. ; Miyata & Hanafusa,1994 : 1, pl.4, fig.8,♂. (Chiang Mai: Chiang Dao)
Chitoria naga ; Masui,2004 : 246-248. (Chiang Dao)
'Chitoria sordida ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 466, pl.207, fig.N176,♂(Laos).'
Chitoria naga ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 123. (Chiang Dao by literature) (in part)
Chitoria naga ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2022- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.04.27)

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Chitoria sordida ssp. ; Masui & Uehara,1994 : 5, figs.25,26. (Xiang Khouang)
Chitoria sordida ssp. ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 208, pl.72, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Phong Saly)
Chitoria naga ; Masui,2004 : 246-248, figs.9,♂(Up & Un),10,♀(Up & Un). (Xiang Kouang; Phong Sali; Xam Neua)
Chitoria naga ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 47.
Chitoria naga ; Onodera,2022 : 47, pl.142, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Xiengkhouang: Tha; Phongsali)

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Chiang Mai : 5♂ (incl. photo).

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 900 - 1200m). Males come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Tytler, H.,1915 : Notes on Some New and Interesting Butterflies from Minipur and the Naga Hills. Part.II.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 23(3):502-515.

Miyata, T. & Hanafusa, H.,1994 : Newly recorded butterflies from North Thailand (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).
Futao 17:1-2, pl.4.

Yoshino, K.,1999 : New Butterflies from China 5
Neo Lepidoptera 4:1-10.

Masui, A.,2004 : A revision on Chitoria sordida and C.naga (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)
Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 55(4):243-250.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Phong Saly, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)

2007.09.20 - 2023.04.30.