♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Hestina linteata Butler, 1879 OD : Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8):536, pl.69, fig.6. TL : Malacca. (NHML) Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, Malaysia.

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Hestia hypermnestra linteata ; Godfrey,1930 : 232. (Pangnga: Khao Pang-nga)
Hestia hypermnestra linteata ; Godfrey,1932a : 265. (P)
Idea hypermnestra linteata ; Pinratana,1977 : 76, fig.D18,♂. (Ranong; Phangna)
Idea hypermnestra linteata ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 63,72, pl.77, fig.19,♂. (Ranong; Trang)
Idea hypermnestra linteata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 196, pl.70, fig.D19,♀. (Ranong)
Idea hypermnestra linteata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 196, pl.70, fig.N19,♀. (Ranong)
Idea hypermnestra linteata ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 33-34, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong Hot Spring; Ban Thung Tong; Ka Chong)
Idea hypermnestra linteata ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 234, figs.Abb.Da-123-124,186-199. (Phang Nga)

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Ranong : 4♂ 6♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).

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This species is rather localized but not rare in its habitats. The butterfly is found in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 150m).

Butler, A.G.,1879 : The Butterflies of Malacca.
Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8):533-568, pls.68,69.

♀, Krabi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♀, Ranong, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1998.11.15 - 2023.02.28.