♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

ON : Chliaria merguia Doherty,1889 OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(4):427, pl.23, fig.2,♂. TL : "Mergui" [Myeik, Myanmar]. Distribution : S.Myanmar (Myeik), W.Thailand (Kanchanaburi). ● ssp.watsonis ● ssp.merguia ● ssp.skapane

[ THAILAND ]
Hypolycaena merguia merguia ; Pinratana,1981 : 140. (Tak) (in part)
Hypolycaena merguia merguia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 744. (Tak) (in part)
Hypolycaena merguia merguia ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 127, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Doi Musso)

[ THAILAND ]
Kanchanaburi : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici)

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The butterfly is rare in montane primary forests at moderate elevations.
The records from Tak and Kamphaeng Phet area need to be confirmed by reliable specimens to identify which subspecies.

Doherty, W.,1889 : On certain Lycaenidae from Lower Tenasserim.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(4):409-440, 2 pls.

♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.21 - 2022.01.31.