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

ON : Bhagadatta austenia alistairi Kimura & Saito, 2016 OD : in Kimura et al., The Butterflies of Thailand. Based on Yunosuke KIMURA Collection 3:94, figs.(HT,♂),(HT,♂Un), (PT,♀),(PT,♀Un). TL : Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai Prov., North Thailand. (♂, RIEB) Distribution : N. Thailand, Laos. ● ssp.alistairi ● ssp.violetta

Holotype ♂, 10.Apr.1976. Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai, N.Thailand. Y.Kimura leg. (RIEB)
Paratypes : 4♂ 2♀, Doi Suthep, N.Thailand ; 2♀, Doi Inthanon, N.Thailand. (REB)

[ THAILAND ]
Limenitis austenia austenia ; Pinratana,1979 : 60, figs.N107,♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Bhagadatta austenia ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 65, pl.42, fig.118,♀. (Chiang Mai)
Bhagadatta austeria [sic] ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 416, pl.182, figs.N123,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Doi Pui; 'Ranong' [loc.err.])
Bhagadatta austenia austenia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 426, pl.186, figs.N289,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Doiu Pui; 'Ranong' [loc.err.])
Bhagadatta austenia alistairi ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2024- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2024.05.13)

[ LAOS ]
Bhagadatta austenia austenia ; Masui & Uehara,1997 : 6, pl.2, figs.6,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Saravan)
Bhagadatta austenia ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 207, pl.61, figs.♂,♀. (Thateng)
Bhagadatta austenia austenia ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 46.

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 6♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).

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The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 1000 - 1700m). The record from Ranong by Ek-Amnuay ([2007],2012) is considered to be an erroneous locality.

Kimura, Y., Aoki, T., Yamaguchi, S., Uémura, Y. & Saito, T.,2016 : The Butterflies of Thailand. Based on Yunosuke KIMURA Collection vol.3. Nymphalidae.
Mokuyosha. (264pp)

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♀ (laying eggs), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2020.10.31 - 2024.05.31.