♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chonburi, Thailand.		♀, Nan, Thailand.

ON : Papilio terpsicore Linnaeus, 1758 OD : Syst. nat. (Edn.10) 1:466. TL : "Asia". Distribution : Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, S.Yunnan, Hainan, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore.

Papilio violae Fabricius, 1775 ; Syst. Ent. : 460. TL. 'violis, boragine Indiae orientalis'
Papilio cephea Cramer, 1780 ; Uitl. Kapellen 4(25-26a):18, pl.298, figs.D,E. TL. "Cote de Coromandel" [S.India].

[ THAILAND ]
Acraea violae ; Kimura,1994 : 18, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un),3,♀,4,♀(Un). (except P)
Acraea violae ; Nishimura,1994 : 200-202, figs.1,♂,2(map). (Loei: Phu Sawan; Nan: Pua; Chiang Mai: Chiang Dao; Doi Pui; San Sai; Hot; Doi Tao; Lampang: Mae Tha; Lamphum: Doi Chang; Phrae: Wang Chin)
Acraea violae ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 16, pl.1, figs.1,♂,♀,♂(Un). (Lampang; Chaiyaphum etc.)
Acraea violae ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 24, fig.62,♂. (Ubon Ratchathani: Kaeng Tana)
Acraea violae ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 49. (Ubon Ratchathani: Warin Chamrap)
Acraea violae ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 348, pl.148 figs.N1,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bangkok; Kanchanaburi; Chiang Mai)
Acraea violae ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.♂. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.25 ; accessed: 2024.05.11)
Acraea violae ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.♀. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.25 ; accessed: 2024.05.11)
Acraea violae ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2023.05.02)
Acraea violae ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 376, pl.161 figs.N204,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bangkok; Kanchanaburi; Chiang Mai)
Acraea violae ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Ratchasima; Lopburi; Pathum Thani) (accessed: 2023.05.02)
Acraea violae ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 43, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Thoen)

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Acraea violae ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 205, pl.46, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Vientiane)
Acraea violae ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 44.
Acraea violae ; Onodera,2022 : 26, pl.89, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Vientiane: Thongpong; Khammouan: Ban Lao)

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Acraea violae ; Onodera,2009 : 40, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Siem Reap: Phnum Kulen)
Acraea violae ; Kosterin,2019 : 97. (Kampot)
Acraea terpsicore ; Kosterin,2020 : 325. (Siem Reap)
Acraea terpsicore ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 117. (Koh Kong; Kampot; Kratie; Phnom Penh; Preah Sihanouk; Ratanakiri; Siem Reap)

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Telchinia violae ; Vitalis,1919 : 234. (Cochinchine)
Telchinia violae ; Metaye,1957 : 93. (S)
Acraea violae ; Nishimura,1994 : 200-202, figs.1,♂,2(map). (Binh Dinh: Qui Nhon; Dong Nai: Dinh Quan)
Acraea violae ; Vu,2003 : 57. (Phu Quoc)
Acraea violae ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 15, figs.N-1,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Ho Chi Minh)
Acraea violae ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 30. (N / C / S)
Acraea violae ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 40, figs.52,♀,52v♀(Un). (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Acraea violae ; Saito et al.,2017 : 81. (S: Nui Coto)
Acraea terpsicore ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):161-162, pl.18, figs.4a♂,4b♀. (N: Tam Dao / C: Ben En; Pu Hoat; Pu Mat; Phong Nha-Ke Bang; Ba Na; Ngoc Linh; Kon Cha Rang; Yok Don; Dong Xuan; Bao Lam; Da Teh; Loc Bac; Bi Doup-Nui Ba; Nui Chua; Cat Loc / S: Cat Tien; Lo Go Sa Mat; Con Dao)

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 10♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).

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Rayong : 2♂ 1♀.

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Chonburi : 2♂.

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Chanthaburi : 2♂.

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Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂ (photo).

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Yala : 1♂ (photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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Vientiane : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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Lam Dong : 1♂.

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The butteffly is common in fields, open land, wasteland and roadside around secondary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 800m). Both sexes visit flowers.
This species is thought to be a migrant from India - Sri Lanka, and has been rapidly expanding its distribution since discovery in the Indochina region in the early 1980s. It is now found not only throughout Indochina, and even as far as the Malay Peninsula and Singapore.

Petiver, J.,1702 : Gazophylacium naturae et artis.
Bateman. 104 pp.

Linnaeus, 1758 : Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I.
10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10)1:1-338, 339-824.

Fabricius, J.C.,1775 : Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus.
Flensbvrgi et Lipsiae, Libraria Kortii 8vo :[i-xxx] + 832pp.

Cramer, P.,1775-1780 :
De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Africa en America. Papillons exotiques des trois parties du monde l'Asie, l'Afrique et l'Amerique.
Amsteldam, S.J.Baalde; Barthelemy Wild and J. Van Schoonhoven & Comp.
1(1/7):i-xxx, 1-16, 1-132, pls.1-84 ([31 December]1775), (8):133-155, pls.85-96 (1776); 2(9/16):1-151, pls.97-192 (1777); 3(17/22):1-128, pls.193-264 (1779), (23/24):129-176, pls.265-288 (1780); 4(25/26):1-28, pls.289-304 (1780)

Le Doux C.,1928 : Acraeen - Studien 111 (Lep. mop.) 1. Die nomenklature und der Formenkreis von Acraea eponina Cr.
Deut. ent. Zeit. 1928:97-115, 2.pls.

Nishimura, M.,1994 : Notes on Acraea violae (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Acraeinae) from Indo-China.
Tyô to Ga. 45(3):200-202. 2 figs. (in Japanese)

Pierre, J. & Bernaud, D.,1997 : Acraea tepsicore (Linne), problemes de nomenclature et donnees biologiques (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)
Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 102(5):405-412.

Honey, M.R. & Scoble, M.J.,2001 : Linnaeus's butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea)
Zool. J. linn. Soc. 132:277-399.

Vane-Wright, R.I.,2007 : Linnaeus' Butterflies
The Linnean Special Issue (7):59-74.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand.

2019.09.30 - 2024.05.31.