♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂ genitalia, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand.

ON : Nacaduba nabo swatipa Corbet,1938 OD : Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 87(5):132-133, pl.1, figs.35,♂,27,♀. TL : Selangor, Malay Pen. (NHML) Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Borneo, Sumatra, Simeulue. ● ssp.nabo ● ssp.swatipa

Holotype ♂, 20.v.1928. Ampang Forest Reserve, Selangor, Malay Peninsula. A.S.Corbet ;
Allotype ♀, 17.i.1930. Bukit Tangga, Negri Sembilan, Malay Leninsula. W.H.Evans (NHML)

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Nacaduba hermus swatipa ; Pinratana,1981 : 61. not fig. (Ranong; Songkhla; Yala)
Nacaduba hermus swatipa ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 602, not fig. (Ranong; Yala) (in part)
Nacaduba hermus swatipa ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 158, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Shone; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Than To WF.)

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 3♂ 2♀.

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Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂.

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The butterfly is not uncommon in montane forests at low elevation (Alt.50m - 450m).
It is indistinguishable from allied species by underside markings. The color on the upperside or the male genitalia need to be examined.

Corbet, A.S.,1938 : A Revision of the Malayan species of the Nacaduba group of Genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 87(5):125-146, pl.1.

Tite, G.E.,1963 : A Synonymic List of the Genus Nacaduba and Allied Genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13(4):69-116, 91 tf, 2 pls. London.

♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.11 - 2021.08.31.