♂, Nan, Thailand.		♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, Petchaburi, Thailand.
♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand.		♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

ON : Castalius elna noliteia Fruhstorfer, 1918 OD : Tijdschr. Ent. 61: 37. TL : 'Sikkim; Bhutan; Assam; Birma [Myanmar]'. Distribution : Myanmar, Yunnan, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Guangxi, Hainan. ● ssp.noliteia ● ssp.elvira

Caleta elna noliteia forma elina Fruhstorfer, 1918 : Tijdschr. Ent. 61: 37. Loc. 'Sikkim; Bhutan; Assam; Birma [Myanmar]'. (IFS)

[ THAILAND ]
Castalius elna ; Godfrey,1916 : 137.
Castalius elna noliteia ; Godfrey,1930 : 315. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chiang Rai; Pak Jong; Muak Lek; Chnburi: Sriracha)
Caleta elna noliteia ; Pinratana,1981 : 38, 161, pl.6, figs.8,♂,9,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Nayok)
Caleta elna noliteia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 558, pl.252, figs.L68a♂,♂(Un). (Wiang Pa Pao; Wang Chin)
Caleta elna noliteia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 574, pl.259, figs.L93a♂,♂(Un). (Wiang Pa Pao; Wang China)
Caleta elna noliteia ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 168, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Chiang Dao; Doi Pa Chang; Thung Saleng Luang; Phu Khiewo; Nakohn Nayok)
Caleta elna noliteia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchabun; Chanthaburi; Trat; Ratchaburi; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2024.06.22)

[ LAOS ]
Caleta elna noliteia ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 69, pl.99, figs.A9,♂,A10,♂(Un). (Vientiane; Vang Vieng; Luang Prabang)
Caleta elna noliteia ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 214, pl.108, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Thateng; Oudomxay)
Caleta elna noliteia ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 45. (Thabok; Namdhua; Nhahin)
Caleta elna noliteia ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51.
Caleta elna noliteia ; Onodera,2022 : 73, pl.205, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Oudomxai; Xaisomboun: Namphang)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Caleta elna ; Onodera,2008 : 60,61. (Mondolkiri: Romonea; Bousra)
Caleta elna ; Onodera,2009 : 36. (Mondolkiri: Bousra)
Caleta elna noliteia ; Kosterin,2020 : 321. (Siem Reap)
Caleta elna noliteia ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 120. (Mondulkiri; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Caleta elna ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 42. (Thua Thien Hue: A Luoi)
Caleta elna noliteia ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 49. (N / C)
Caleta elna elvira ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 52, fig.L-15,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Gung Re; Madagui)
Caleta elna noliteia ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 49. (N / C)
Caleta elna elvira ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 49. (C: Lam Dong / S)

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Mae Hong Son : 3♂ 1♀.

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Nan : 4♂ (incl. photo).

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Chaiyaphum : 5♂ (incl. photo).

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The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 400 - 1200m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1918 : Revision der Gattung Castalius auf Grund der Morphologie der Generationsorgane.
Tijdschr. Ent. 61: 17-44, pls.4,5. (15.Jul.1918)

Cassidy, A.,2013 : On some type specimens of Lycaenidae from South East Asia (Lepidoptera).
Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, N.F.34(3): 137-144.

♂ (left) with C.roxus, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.
♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.06.24 - 2024.07.31.