♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.
♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Myrina thesmia Hewitson, [1863] OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1:32, 2:pl.14, figs.25-27. TL : Sumatra. (NHML) Distribution : P.Thailand (Pattani and Southward), W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore, Lingga, Sumatra. ● ssp.fabricii ● ssp.renonga ● ssp.thesmia

Biduanda thesmia thesmia f.minara Fruhstorfer, [1912] : Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):251. TL. Sumatra. (NHML)

thesmia ; Lectotype ♂, Sumatra. designated by Cowan,1974. (NHML) ; Paralectotype 1♀, Sumatra. (NHML)
minara ; Holotype ♂, N.E.Sumatra. (Martin) (NHML) ; Paralectotype 1♀, N.E.Sumatra. (Martin) (NHML)

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Drupadia theda thesmia ; Pinratana,1981 : 123, pl.22, figs.21,♀,22,♀(Un). (Yala; Narathiwat)
Drupadia theda thesmia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 674, pl.308, figs.L327c♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Drupadia theda thesmia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 712, pl.326, figs.L351c♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Drupadia theda thesmia ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 107, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To WF.)
Drupadia theda thesmia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2020- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2022.07.30)

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Pattani : 2♀.

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 550m).

Hewitson, W.C.,1863-1878 : Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae.
London, van Vorst. x+229pp. and 14a-14h, Suppl. 1-47; pls. (108, numbered;)
1-85, 88-92, 3a,3b,3c, Suppl.I-VII, Ia, Ib, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, Va, Vb. In 8 parts.

Fruhstorfer, H.,[1912] :
Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begrundet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors.
Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):197-272, 4 figs.

Cowan, C.F.,1974 : The Indo-Oriental Genus Drupadia Moore (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae).
Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 29:283-656, 6 pls.

♂, Yala, Thailand.	♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2022.07.31.