♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)		♂, 2019.06.27. Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

ON : Hestina nama ruvanella Fruhstorfer, 1913 OD : in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9:704. TL : Perak. Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala), W.Malaysia. ● ssp.nama ● ssp.ruvanella

[ THAILAND ]
Hestinalis nama ruvanella ; Saito & Inayoshi,2018 : 33, fig.45,♂. (Yala)
Hestinalis nama ruvanella ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2019- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2021.09.26)

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : Betong dist. 5♂ (incl. photo by A.Giudici & S.Atdhabhan)
2014.07.19. 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici) ; 2019.06.27. 1♂, S.Atdhabhan (YI).

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The first discovery in Thailand was a photo taken by Antonio Giudici on 19.July.2014 and a specimen was obtained by Satawan Atdhabhan on 27.Jun.2019 in Betong Dist., Yala.
The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 550 - 650m).

Fruhstorfer, H.,1913 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
697-704. (5.Aug.1913)

Tsukada, E.,1991 : Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands V, Nymphalidae (II)
Azumino Butterflie's Research Institute. 576pp.(238 col. pls.) (in Japanese)

Masui, A.,2017 : Revision of the genus Hestinalis based on the wing markings and male genitalia (Nymphalidae, Apaturinae)
Butterflies 75:10-20. (in Japanese)

♂, 2014.07.19, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2019.09.30 - 2021.10.31.