♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Xieng Khouang, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera)		♀, Xieng Khouang, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera)
♂, Nan, Thailand.		♂, Nan, Thailand.

ON : Neptis melba pila Tytler, 1940 OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 42:118. TL : 'Loi Mwe, S.Shan States; Bhamo, [Myanmar]'. (NHML) Distribution : Myanmar, N.Thailand, C.Laos (Xieng Khouang), C.Vietnam (Kon Tum). ● ssp.pila ● ssp.manardia ● ssp.morrisi

[ THAILAND ]
Neptis armandia pila ; Pinratana,1979 : 51, figs.N90,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Neptis armandia pila ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 53, pl.33, figs.85,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Neptis armandia pila ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 396, pl.172, figs.N88,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Neptis armandia pila ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 410, pl.178, figs.N264,♂,♂(Un). (Doi Inthanon)
Neptis armandia pila ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.03.10)
Neptis armandia pila ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 83, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Inthanon)

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Neptis armandia manardia ; Onodera,2022 : 36, pl.113, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀(shown as namardia [sic]),♀(Un, shown as namardia [sic]). (Xiangkhouang: Phou Samsoum)

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Neptis armandia pila ; Monastyrskii,2005b : 150. (Kon Tum: Ngoc Linh)
Neptis armandia pila ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 37. (C: Kon Tum)
Neptis armandia pila ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):80-81. (C: Ngoc Linh ; Kon Ka Kinh)

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 5♂ 1♀ (incl. photo and photo by A.Giudici).

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Xieng Khouang : 1♂ 2♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane evergreen forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 1300 - 2150m). Males are territorial on shrubs or trees and occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

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. (photo by A.Giudici)
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2006.02.20 - 2023.03.31.