♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Satun, Thailand.		♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Padraona nesta Evans, 1934 OD : Entomologist 67:184. TL : Sikkim. (♂, NHML) Distribution : Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar (to Mergui), Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

[ THAILAND ]
Potanthus nesta nesta ; Evans,1949 : 383. (Siam)
Potanthus nesta nesta ; Shirôzu & Saigusa,1962 : 39, pl.3, fig.21,♂, Textfig.11,♂genitalia. (Li)
Potanthus nesta nesta ; Pinratana,1985 : 100, pl.34, figs.223,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Bangkok)
Potanthus nesta nesta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 828, pl.380, figs.263,♂[♀],♂[♀](Un), [♀[♂],♀[♂](Un), misidentification of Potanthus sp., at least not nesta]. (in part)
Potanthus nesta nesta ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 96, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Maethro; Khun Lao Villege; Doi Suthep; Chun Phong; Kam Puan; Muang Shone; Ka Chong)
Potanthus nesta nesta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 890, pl.411, figs.H260,[♂,♂(Un), misidentification of Potanthus sp., at least not nesta], ♀,♀(Un). (in part)
'Potanthus nesta nesta ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 125, figs.Abb.H-253-254. (Phang Nga)'

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Potanthus nesta nesta ; Masui & Uehara,1999 : 19, figs.34,♂,♂(Un). (Oudomxay)
Potanthus nesta nesta ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 225, pl.142, fig.♂. (Oudomxay)
Potanthus nesta nesta ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 49. (Namdhua)
Potanthus nesta nesta ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 60.
Potanthus nesta nesta ; Onodera,2022 : 120, pl.257, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Luang Phabang: Panio)

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Potanthus nesta nesta ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 174. (Muong Nhe; Ba Be)
Potanthus nesta nesta ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b : 15, fig.H-107,♂. (Lam Dong: Dai Duc Me; Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Potanthus nesta nesta ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 83. (N / C)

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 4♂.

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Chiang Mai : 15♂.

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Nan : 7♂.

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Tak : 1♂.

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Ranong : 2♂.

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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.

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Satun (Koh Tarutao) : 2♂.

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Luang Prabang : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 30 - 1600m). Males are territorial on shrubs or undergrowth.

The species of this genus are so similar that identification by male genitalia is required. Therefore, records that do not examine the male genitalia cannot be adopted. In addition, although there are many field photos, most are either misidentified or unidentifiable and therefore cannot be used as records.

Evans, W.H.,1934 : Indo-Australian Hesperiidae: Description of new Genera, Species and Subspecies.
Entomologist 67(2):33-36 (part.1), (3):61-65 (part.2), (7):141-151 (part.3), (8):181-184 (part.4), (9): 206-209 (part.5), (10): 231-234 (part.6).

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2018.05.31 - 2023.10.31.