♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Plastingia derna Evans, 1941 OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (11)8:67-68. TL : Marang, Sumatra. (♂, NHML) Distribution : P.Thailand (Chumphon and Southward), W.Malaysia, Tioman, {Singapore}, Borneo, Lingga, Simeulue, Siberut, Sumatra, Palawan.

[ THAILAND ]
Pyroneura derna ; Pinratana,1985 : 82, pl.27, figs.174,♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). ('Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi;' Chumphon; Ranong)
Pyroneura derna ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 802, pl.368, figs.H204,♂,♂(Un). ('Chanthaburi;' Than To)
Pyroneura derna ; Ek-Amnuay et al.,2007 : 5, fig.H204,♂. (Khlong Naka)
Pyroneura flavia fruhstorferi ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 80, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Naka)
Pyroneura perakana perakana ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 81, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Than To WF.)
Pyroneura derna ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.09.02)

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Ranong : 3♂.

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 350m). Both sexes visit flowers.
The records from Nakhon Nayok and Chanthaburi are probably misidentifications of Pyroneura callineura natalia. Further distributional research is needed.

Evans, W.H.,1941 : The callineura Group of the Genus Plastingia Butler (Lep. : Hesp.)
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (11)8:66-71.

♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

1999.09.11 - 2023.09.30.