♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Neptis astola Moore, 1872 OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872(2):560. TL : "Simla, Masuri, N.W.Himalayas" [Simla, Mussoorie, NW.India]. (NHML) Distribution : Pakistan, Nepal, India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, S.Tibet, S.Yunnan, SW.Guangxi.

Neptis emodes Moore, 1872 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872(2):561, pl.32, fig.2. TL. S.E.Himalayas ('Nepal; Sikkim; Khasia Hills, [Meghalaya, India]'). (NHML)

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Neptis sappho astola ; Eliot,1969 : 60. (Siam)
Neptis sappho astola ; Pinratana,1979 : 45, figs.N71,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Loei)
Neptis sappho astola ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 47, pl.26, figs.64,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Tak; Loei; 'Chanthaburi')
Neptis sappho astola ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 69, fig.150,♂. (Umphang)
Neptis sappho astola ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 386, pl.167, figs.N67,♂,♂(Un). ('Chanthaburi')
Neptis hylas kamarupa ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.168, figs.N68b♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (in part)
Neptis soma shania ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 388, pl.168, figs.N70,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Neptis sappho astola ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 398, pl.172, figs.N242,♂,♂(Un). ('Chanthaburi')
Neptis hylas kamarupa ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.178, figs.N243a♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (in part)
Neptis sappho astola ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 73, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Ankhaan; Doi Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Doi Inthanon; Khun Lao; Phu Khiewo; Doi Musso)
Neptis sappho astola ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Kanchanaburi) (accessed: 2023.06.13)

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Neptis sappho astola ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 57, pl.56, figs.7,♂,8,♂(Un) ; pl.57, figs.1,♀,2,♀(Un). (Nam Moh)
Neptis sappho astola ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 206, pl.54, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Thakhek; Oudomxay)
Neptis sappho astola ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 42. (Thabok; Namdhua; Laksao)
Neptis sappho astola ; Onodera,2009b : 36. (Xieng Kouang: Muang Kham)
Neptis sappho astola ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 45.
Neptis sappho astola ; Onodera,2022 : 33, pl.108, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Vientiane: Heinam Houa: Houaphan: Phou Pan)

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Neptis astola ; Joannis,1901 : 320. (Tonkin: Cao Bang)
Neptis hylas astola ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 602. (Tonkin)
Neptis astola ; Vitalis,1919 : 229. (Tonkin)
Neptis hylas f. astola ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 39. (Tonkin)
Neptis hylas astola ; Metaye,1957 : 96. (N)
Neptis sappho astola ; Eliot,1969 : 60. (N / S)
Neptis sappho astola ; Luong et al.,2004 : 6, 62, figs.?[♀],?[♀](Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Neptis sappho ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 41. (Thua Thien Hue: A Luoi; Huong Thuy)
Neptis sappho astola ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 20, fig.N-43,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Dong Nai: Thac Mai; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Neptis sappho astola ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 21, fig.N-43,♀. (Lam Dong: Gung Re)
Neptis sappho astola ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 36. (N / C: to Lam Dong)
Neptis sappho astola ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):61-62, pl.43, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un),1c♂,1d♂(Un). (N: Hoang Lien; Muong Nhe; Ba Be / C: Ben En; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Ngoc Linh; Kon Plong; Kon Cha Rang; Chu Yang Sin)

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Mae Hong Son : 2♂ 2♀.

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Chiang Mai : 6♂ 6♀ (incl. photo).

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The butterfly is common in secondary and montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 700 - 2200m) and is frequently found on forest edges and forest paths.
Pinratana & Eliot (1996) recorded it from Chanthaburi, S.E. Thailand, but this is slightly dubious and reconfirmation is needed.

Moore, F.,1872 : Descriptions of New Indian Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872(2):555-583, pls.32-34.

Eliot, J.N.,1969 : An Analysis of the Eurasian and Australian Neptini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) Supple.15. London.

Lang, S.Y.,2009 : A Study on the systematics of Nymphalidae (excepting Satyrinae) from China (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)
Beijing, P.R.China.

Lang, S.Y.,2012 : The Nymphalidae of China (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Part 1
Libytheinae, Danainae, Calinaginae, Morphinae, Heliconiinae, Nymphalinae, Charaxinae, Apaturinae, Cyrestinae, Biblidinae, Limenitinae
456 pp, 32 col. + 41 black&white pls. Tshikolovets Publications, Pardubice.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Lampang, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2006.02.20 - 2024.08.31.