♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
♀, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Pattani, Thailand.

ON : Poritia potina Hewitson, 1874 OD : Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 22(3): 347. TL : Singapore. (NHML) Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, W.Malaysia, {Singapore}.

Simiskina fulgens Distant, 1886; Entomologist 19: 12; TL: "Penang" [Penang, W.Malaysia].
Poritia phalia binghami Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4): 203; TL: "Tenasserim" [Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar].

potina ; ♀ Type (red), Singapore. Hewitson Coll. (NHML. photo examined.)

[ THAILAND ]
Simiskina phalia: Godfrey,1930 : 311. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chonburi: Sriracha)
Simiskina phalia binghami: Pinratana,1981 : 23, 157, pl.2, figs.17,♂,18,♀,19,♀ ; pl.4, fig.8,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Ratchasima; Chantaburi; Tak; Chonburi)
Simiskina proxima dohertyi: Pinratana,1981 : pl.4, fig.7,♂(Un). (partim)
Simiskina phalia binghami: Seki,1986 : 22. (Ranong)
Simiskina proxima dohertyi: Kimura,1998b : 42–43, 49, figs.17,♂,18,♂(Un). (Khao Soi Dao) (partim)
Simiskina phalia potina: Kimura,1998b : 43, 49, figs.25,♂,26,♂(Un),27,♀,28,♀(Un). (Doi Chiang Dao; Khlong Naka)
Simiskina phalia binghami: Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 32, fig.89,♂. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi)
Simiskina phalia binghami: Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 65, fig.63,♂. (Umphang: Tha Sai ; Umphang)
Simiskina proxima dohertyi: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.240, figs.L15,♀(center),♀(center,Un). (partim)
Simiskina phalia potina: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 532, pl.240, figs.L16,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Si Racha; Khlong Nakha)
Simiskina proxima dohertyi: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 544. (Khao Soi Dao; Thale Ban) (partim)
Simiskina phalia potina: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 546, pl.245, figs.L40,♂,♂(Un) ; pl.246,♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Mae Hong Son; Si Racha; Khlong Nakha)
Simiskina proxima dohertyi: Kimura et al.,2014 : 32. (Kao Soi Dao) (partim)
Simiskina phalia potina: Kimura et al.,2014 : 32, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Doi Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Khlong Naka; Than To; Than To WF.)
Simiskina phalia potina: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs, Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Yala) (accessed: 2024.04.06)
Simiskina phalia potina: Nishimura,2026 : 33, fig.9,♂,9v♂(Un). (Mae Hong Son: Na Pu Pon)

[ LAOS ]
Simiskina phalia binghami: Motono & Negishi,1989 : 68, pl.98, fig.A6,♀(Un). (list only)
Simiskina phalia binghami: Osada et al.,1999 : 214, pl.106, figs.♂,♀. (Lak Sao; Thateng; Pakxe)
Simiskina phalia binghami: Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 45. (Namdhua; Thabeng; Thakhek; Nakai)
Simiskina phalia potina: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 50.

[ CAMBODIA ]
Simiskina phalia potina: Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 120, fig.3F♀. (Koh Kong)

[ VIETNAM ]
Simiskina phalia binghami: Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 350–351, fig.23(♂genitalia), pl.9, figs.71,♂,72,♂(Un) ; pl.10, figs.73,♀,74,♀(Un). (Dong Nai: Trang Bom; Banmethuout, Song Be)
Simiskina phalia binghami: Miyazaki et al.,2006d : 49, figs.L-4,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Simiskina phalia potina: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 47. (C; S)

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 8♂ (incl. photo).

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Chiang Mai : 10♂ 6♀ (incl. photo), (3♂ genitalia dissected).

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Nakhon Nayok : 3♂ 3♀ (photo by M.Hayashi, T.Aoyama & S.Sophonviwatkul).

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Sa Kaeo : 1♀ (photo by T.Aoyama).

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The butterfly is very common in semi-dry forests at low to high elevations (300–1,600 m a.s.l.). Males are territorial on shrubs or trees, occasionally on the ground.
The records of Simiskina proxima from Khao Soi Dao are considered to be this species.

Hewitson, W.C, 1874. Descriptions of new species of Lycaenidae from his own collection.
Transactions of the entomological Society of London, 22(3): 343–355.

Distant, W.L, 1886. Descriptions of New Species and a new genus of Rhopalocera from the Malay Peninsula.
Entomologist, 19: 11–12.

Fruhstorfer, H, 1912. Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors.
Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift, 56(3/4): 197–272, 4 figs. (Apr.1912)

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ (territorial behaviour), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂+♀ (mating), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂+♀ (mating), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ (territorial behaviour), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ vs ♂ (territorial fights), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ vs ♂ (territorial fights), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ vs ♂ (territorial fights), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀+♂ (mating), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Eggshells, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)
Larvae, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	Larvae, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)
Pupa, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)	Pupae (bred), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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