♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand.		♂, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Halpe pelethronix pagaia Evans, 1932 OD : Ident. Indian Butts. (2nd ed.): 395. TL : 'Karens, [Kayah State, Myanmar] to S. Burma [S.Myanmar]' [Dawei, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar]. (NHML) Distribution : Myanmar, P.Thailand, Vietnam. ● ssp.pagaia ● ssp.pelethronix

[ THAILAND ]
Halpe pelethronix pelethronix: Pinratana,1985 : 56. (Ranong) (partim)
Halpe pelethronix pelethronix: Kimura et al.,2011 : 58. (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka) (partim)

[ VIETNAM ]
Halpe pelethronix pagaia: Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2002 : 148. (Kon Ka Kinh)
Halpe pelethronix: Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 45. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong)
Halpe pelethronix pagaia: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 78. (C) (partim)

[ THAILAND ]
Phetchaburi : 1♂ (genitalia examined).

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The butterfly is uncommon in lowland forests (150 - 450 m a.s.l.). Males are occasionally observed mud-puddling along stream banks and at puddles.
The taxonomy and distribution of this species are still uncertain. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Evans, W.H.,1932 : The identification of Indian butterflies. second edition revised.
Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., Madras. 10 + 454 pp, 32 pls, 9f.

Evans, W.H.,1949 : A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History).
i-xix + 1-502, pls.1-35. London.

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