♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Satun (Koh Tarutao), Thailand.

ON : Myrina scaeva Hewitson, 1863 OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1(1): 30-31, pl.15, figs.39,♂(Un), 40,♂. TL : Singapore. (NHML) Distribution : P.Thailand (South from Ranong), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, {Singapore}, Borneo, Sumatra. ● ssp.melisa ● ssp.cooperi ● ssp.scaeva

Holotype ♂, Singapore. A.R.Wallace (NHML)

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Drupadia scaeva scaeva ; Pinratana,1981 : 124, pl.23, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un). (Trang; Yala)
Drupadia scaeva melisa ; Pinratana,1981 : 124. not fig. (Yala)
Drupadia scaeva scaeva ; Seki,1986 : 19-20. (Ranong)
Drupadia scaeva scaeva ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 676, pl.309, figs.L330c♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Yala)
Drupadia scaeva scaeva ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.[♀],[♀](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.07.30)
Drupadia scaeva scaeva ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 714, pl.327, figs.L354c♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Surat Thani; Yala)
Drupadia scaeva scaeva ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 108, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Hat Supin; Nam Tok Tonesai; Ka Chong; Thaleban; Than To WF.)
Drupadia scaeva scaeva ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2023.07.04)

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Ranong : 7♂ 1♀.

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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 3♂ (photo by E.Ikari).

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Phatthalung : 1♂.

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Satun (Koh Tarutao ; Khuan Don dist.) : 3♀ (incl. photo by E.Ikari).

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Yala : 3♂ (incl. photo).

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 900m). Males are territorial on shrubs or trees at forest edges from 11:30 - 14:00.
Some male specimens obtained in January are dwarf, have no blue patch on the UpF, and the UpH blue is restricted, as Cowan (1974) pointed out.
A female specimen from Koh Tarutao has an obscure red patch on the UpF. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Hewitson, W.C.,1863 : Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Part I. Lycaenidae.
1(1): 1-37 [sic], pls.1-16 (6.Jul.1863), London, John Van Voorst.

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.	♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.
♂, Yala, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.