♂, 2015.07.04. Kien Giang, Vietnam. Holotype		♀, 2015.07.04. Kien Giang, Vietnam. Paratype
♂ (bred), 2018.11.19. Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. Paratype		♀, 1987.09.04. Chonburi, Thailand. Paratype
♂ (bred), 2018.10.25. Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. Paratype		♂, 1987.10.19. Chanthaburi, Thailand. Paratype

ON : Athyma sinope aesta Saito & Inayoshi, 2023 OD : Butterflies 93:35, figs.18(HT,♂), 18v(HT,♂Un), 19(PT,♀), 19v(PT,♀Un). TL : Phu Quoc, Kieng Giang, S. Vietnam. (RIEB) Distribution : C. to S.E. Thailand, Cambodia, S, Vietnam. ● ssp.aesta ● ssp.sinope

Holotype ♂, 4.Jul.2015. Phu Quoc, Kien Giang, S.Vietnam, T.Aoki & S.Yamaguchi leg. (RIEB, examined.)
Paratypes: same locality as holotype, 1♀, (RIEB, examined.) ; 3♂, Nakhon Nayok Dist., Nakhon Nayok, C.Thailand. (in coll. Y.Inayoshi, examined.) ; 1♀, Chonburi Prov., SE. Thailand. (in coll. Y.Inayoshi, examined.) ; 1♂, Chanthaburi Dist., Chanthaburi, SE. Thailand. (in coll. Y.Inayoshi, examined.) ; 1♂, Koh Chang, Trat, SE.Thailand. (in coll. Y.Inayoshi, examined.) (Some of the paratypes will be preserved in NHML and THNHM.)

[ THAILAND ]
Pandita sinope sinope ; Godfrey,1916 : 130. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Pandita sinope sinope ; Godfrey,1930 : 287. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Pandita sinope sinope ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 62, pl.40, fig.112,♂,♂(Un). (Chanthaburi) (in part)
Pandita sinope sinope ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 410, pl.179, fig.N116,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Chanthaburi)
Pandita sinope sinope ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 420, pl.183, figs.N282,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Chanthaburi)
Pandita sinope sinope ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 91, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Tok Phrom)
Athyma sinope aesta ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2024- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Trat) (accessed: 2024.06.10)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Athyma sinope sinope ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 118, fig.2I. (Koh Kong)

[ VIETNAM ]
Pandita sinope ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 35. (S: Dong Nai ; Nam Cat Tien ; Phu Quoc)
Pandita sinope sinope ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):36, pl.38, fig.3,♂. (S: Nam Cat Tien ; Phu Quoc)

[ THAILAND ]
Nakhon Nayok : 6♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by S.Sophonviwatkul & M.Hayashi).

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Chanthaburi : 2♂ (incl. photo).

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 600m).
The population from Nakhon Nayok, C. Thailand with the white markings along the discal band on the forewing tends to be more conspicuous.

Saito, K. & Inayoshi, Y.,2023 : Descriptions of new species and new subspecies of Nymphalidae and Lycaenidae from Thailand and Vietnam
Butterflies 93:31-50.

♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)	♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)
♀+♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)	♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)
Larva, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)
Pupa, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)

2024.02.29 - 2024.06.30.