♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Trang, Thailand.		♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
♂, Satun, Thailand.		♀, Trang, Thailand.

ON : Adolias intermedia merguia Tytler, 1926 OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31:580. TL : "Mergui" [Myeik, S. Myanmar].(NHML) Distribution : S. Myanmar, P. Thailand (Phetchaburi and Southward), Langkawi, W. Malaysia, Singapore. ● ssp.agosthena ■ ssp.agosthena (f.toonchaii) ● ssp.[agosthena ?] (not confirmed) ● ssp. ● ssp. ● ssp.merguia

Lexias dirtea pluvius Tsukada, 1991 : Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands 5:385, 547, pl.81, figs.6(PT,♀),8(PT,♂Un), 9(HT,♂). TL. Ranong, S.Thailand.
Lexias dirtea maga Tsukada, 1991 : Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands 5:385, 547-548, pl.84, figs.7(PT,♀),8(PT,♀Un),9(PT,♂Un),10(HT,♂). TL. Singapore.

pluvius :
Holotype ♂, Mar.1990. Ranong, S.Thailand. (in coll. E.Tsukada)
Paratypes : 2♂, Mar.1990. Ranong, S.Thailand. ; 1♀, Apr.1990. Muang Chone, S.Thailand.
maga :
Holotype ♂, 3.Apr.1988. Singapore. (in coll. E.Tsukada)
Paratypes : 8♂ 1♀, same locality as holotype.

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Adolias dirtea dirtea ; Pendlebury,1923 : 41. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang)
Adolias dirtea dirtea ; Godfrey,1930 : 296. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang; Wat Kiriwong)
Adolias dirtea dirtea ; Godfrey,1932a : 270. (P)
Euthalia dirtea merguia ; Pinratana,1979 : 84, figs.N147,♂,♀. (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Lexias dirtea merguia ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 83, pl.58, figs.158a♂,♀. (Ranong; Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Trang) (in part)
Lexias dirtea merguia ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.♂. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.27 ; accessed: 2024.05.11)
Lexias dirtea merguia ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.♀. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.27 ; accessed: 2024.05.11)
Lexias dirtea merguia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 458, pl.203, figs.N167b♂,♂(Un),♀. (Ranong: Kampuan) (in part)
Lexias dirtea merguia ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♀. (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.03.24)
Lexias dirtea merguia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 468, pl.208, figs.N333b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong) (in part)
Lexias dirtea merguia ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 114, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Shone; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Kao Luang; Ka Chong; Than To WF.) (in part)
Lexias dirtea merguia ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 71, figs.Abb.N-443-447. (Phang Nga)
Lexias dirtea merguia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.09.22)

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Phetchaburi : 1♀ (photo by M.Hayashi).

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The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 900m) and frequently comes to rotten fruits that have fallen to the ground.
Males in Ranong to Nakhon Si Thammarat populations tend to be larger in size than the other populations as Tsukada (1991) pointed out, however they are rather variable and unstable.

Tytler, H.,1926 : Notes on some new and interesting Butterflies from India and Burma
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31:248-260, pl.1,4 ; (3):579-590, pl.2,3-5.

Tsukada, E.,1991 : Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands V, Nymphalidae (II)
Azumino Butterflie's Research Institute. 576pp.(238 col. pls.) (in Japanese)

Eliot, J. N. & Kirton, L. G.,2000 : Revisional notes and nomenclatural changes of some Peninsular Malaysian butterflies
Malay. nat. J. 54(2):131-145.

Abe, A. & Kumagai, Y.,2010 : A study of chromosomes in four species of Lexias (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)
Tyô to Ga 61(!):79-86. (in Japanese)

♂, Yala, Thailand.	♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)

2007.03.03 - 2024.05.31.