♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♀, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand.		♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.		♀, Satun, Thailand.

ON : Biduanda thesmia renonga Corbet, 1938 OD : J. Fed. Malay St. Mus. 18(2):256. TL : Ranong, P.Thailand. Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong to Satun), S.Myanmar, Langkawi. ● ssp.fabricii ● ssp.renonga ● ssp.thesmia

Holotype ♂, Ranawng (Ranong), Thailand. (W.Doherty). (NHML)

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Biduanda thesmia ; Pendlebury,1923 : 46. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang)
Biduanda thesmia thesmia ; Godfrey,1930 : 345. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang)
Biduanda thesmia thesmia ; Godfrey,1932a : 273. (P)
Drupadia theda renonga ; Cowan,1974 : 325. (Ranong)
Drupadia theda renonga ; Pinratana,1981 : 123, pl.22, figs.18,♂,19,♀,20,♂(Un). (Phuket; Ranong; Trang; Ko Tarutao)
Drupadia theda renonga ; Seki,1986 : 19. (Ranong)
Drupadia theda renonga ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 674, pl.308, figs.L327b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong)
Drupadia theda renonga ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.[♀],[♀](Un). (Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2022.07.30)
Drupadia theda renonga ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 712, pl.326, figs.L351b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong)
Drupadia theda renonga ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 107, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Thaleban; Tarutao Is.)
Drupadia theda renonga ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 199-200, figs.Abb.L-393-402. (Phang Nga)
Drupadia theda renonga ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Nakhon Si Thammarat) (accessed: 2023.07.04)

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Ranong : 7♂ 16♀.

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Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♀.

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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 4♀ (incl. photo).

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The butterfly is common in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 300m).
There is a tendency for the female red patch on the UpF to get smaller from north to south.

Corbet, A.S.,1938 : Observations on certain Species of Rhopalocera from the Malay Peninsula.
J. fed. Malay St. Mus. 18(2):242-262.

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

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
♀, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.18 - 2023.09.30.