♂, Lampang, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Lampang, Thailand.		♀, Nan, Thailand.

ON : Myrina massyla Hewitson, 1869 OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1(Suppl.) : 7, pl,3, figs.87[♂], 88[♂](Un). TL : "Cherra Punji" [Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India]. Distribution : Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

[ THAILAND ]
Mota massyla ; Pinratana,1981 : 107, pl.19, fig.1(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Mota massyla ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 656, pl.299, figs.L299,♂[♀],♂[♀](Un),♀,♀(Un). (Umphang; Kanchanaburi)
Mota massyla ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 692, pl.316, figs.L323,♂[♀],♂[♀](Un),♀,♀(Un). (Umphang; Kanchanaburi)
Mota massyla ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 90. (by literature)
Mota massyla ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun) (accessed: 2023.04.19)

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Mota massyla ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 61, fig.L-100,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Mota massyla ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 63. (by literature)

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♂ 3♀ (incl. photo & photo by A.Giudici).

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Lampang : 12♂ 1♀ (incl. photo & photo by M.Hayashi).

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 550 - 1600m). Males are territorial on trees or shrubs.

Hewitson, W.C.,1863-1878; Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Part I. Lycaenidae.
London, John Van Voorst.
(1):1-37 [sic], pls.1-16. (6.Jul.1863) ; (2):37-76, pls.17-30. (24.Jun.1865) ; (3):77-114, pls.31-46. (1.Apr.1867) ; (4):115-136, 14a-14h, supplementary pp.1-16, pls.47-54, 3a-3c, supplementary pls.1-5. (30.Apr.1869) ; (5):137-151 [sic], pls.55-59, supplementary pl.6. (10.Feb.1873) ; (6):151-185 [sic], pls.60-73. (1.Dec.1874) ; (7):185-209 [sic], pls.74-83 (Jan.1877) ; (8):209-228, supplementary pp. 17-35 [sic], 35-47, pls.84-85, 88-92, supplementary pls.1a-1b, 3a-3b, 4a, 5a-5b, 7-8. (Nov.1878) [pls. 86-87 were never published]

♂ (territorial behavior), Lampang, Thailand.	♀, Lampang, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)
♂ (territorial behavior), Lampang, Thailand.
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Lampang, Thailand.
♂ (territorial behavior), Lampang, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behavior), Lampang, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2023.04.30.