♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Nan, Thailand.		♀, Nan, Thailand.
♂, Phong Saly, Laos.		♀, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Neptis ananta learmondi Tytler, 1940 OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Sco. 42:118. partim ♂ nec ♀. TL : Loi Mwe, S.Shan States, [Myanmar]. (NHML) Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Holotype ♂, Loi Mwe, S.Shan States. (NHML)

[ THAILAND ]
Neptis ananta learmondi ; Eliot,1969 : 100. (N.Siam)
Neptis ananta learmondi ; Pinratana,1979 : 50, figs.N87,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; 'Chaiyaphum')
Neptis ananta learmondi ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 52, pl.31, figs.81,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; 'Chaiyaphum')
Neptis ananta learmondi ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 394, pl.171, figs.N83,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Neptis namba ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 394, pl.171, figs.N84, ♂,♂(Un). ('Phu Khieo')
Neptis ananta learmondi ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 406, pl.176, figs.N259,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Neptis namba ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 406, pl.176, figs.N260,♂,♂(Un). ('Phu Khieo')
Neptis ananta learmondi ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) [except 19/02/2015 Chiang Mai] (in part) (accessed: 2024.05.12)
Neptis ananta learmondi ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 81, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Ankhaan; Doi Suthep; Doi Inthanon)

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Neptis ananta f. ananta ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 40. (Muong-Om)
Neptis ananta learmondi ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 58, pl.58, figs.5♂,6♂(Un). (Phatong)
Neptis ananta learmondi ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 206, pl.56, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Phong Saly; Lak Sao; Xam Neua)
Neptis ananta learmondi ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 45.
Neptis ananta learmondi ; Onodera,2022 : 36, pl.112, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Xiengkhouang: Tha)

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Neptis ananta ; Lemée,1950 : 14. (Hagiang)
Neptis ananta ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 41. (Thua Thien Hue: Bach Ma)
Neptis namba namba ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 22, figs.N-54,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Neptis ananta ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 37. (N / C)
Neptis ananta learmondi ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):77, pl.49, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un),1c♀,1d,♀(Un). (N: Hoang Lien; Tam Dao; Van Ban / C: Vu Quang; Bach Ma; Ngoc Linh; Kon Ka Kinh; Bi Doup-Nui Ba; Bao Lam)

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Mae Hong Son : 1♂.

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Chiang Rai : 4♂ (photo).

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Chiang Mai : 10♂ 3♀ (incl. photo & photo by A.Giudici).

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Lampang : 4♂ (incl. photo).

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Nan : 5♂ 1♀.

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Kamphaeng Phet : 2♂ (photo by A.Giudici and R.Charoenpon).

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Tak : 2♂ (photo & photo by A.Giudici).

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Xieng Khouang : 2♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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Phong Saly : 2♂.

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Bolikhamxai : 1♂.

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Houaphan : 1♂ (photo by K.Saito).

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 700 - 1600m). Males are territorial on trees at hilltops and occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
I suspect that the records from Chaiyaphum, C. Thailand could be misidentifications of Neptis namba. Further distributional research is needed with reliable specimens.

The difference between ananta and namba.

ananta ♂(Un) namba ♂(Un)

ananta ♂(Un) namba ♂(Un) ♂ underside / Species ananta namba Cilia obscure clearly chequered with white FW, base of space 1b covered with brownish scales without these scales

Tytler, H.,1940 : Notes on Some New and Interesting Butterflies chiefly from Burma. Part.2.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 42:109-123.

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

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♂, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2006.02.20 - 2024.05.31.