♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Cheritrella truncipennis Nicéville, 1887 OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1887(3):456-457, pl.39, figs.3,♀,4,♂. TL : Sikkim. (♂, NHML) Distribution : Sikkim, Assam, N.Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Yunnan. [S.Myanmar: Victoria Point]

Cheritrella truncipennis nagana Röber, 1926 : Ent. Mitt. 15(5/6):376. TL. Naga Hills, Assam. (♂)

truncipennis  ; Holotype ♂, Sikkim, 1886.June (Moller) ; Allotype ♀, Sikkim, 1886.June (Moller) (NHML)

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Cheritrella truncipennis ; Godfrey,1927 : 126. (N)
Cheritrella truncipennis ; Godfrey,1930 : 343. (Chiang Rai)
Cheritrella truncipennis ; Pinratana,1981 : 137, pl.22, fig.1,♂ ; pl.36, figs.7,♀,10,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Cheritrella truncipennis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 696, pl.318, figs.379,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Doi Phu Kha)
Cheritrella truncipennis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 740, pl.339, figs.L401,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Doi Phu Kha)
Cheritrella truncipennis ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 103, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Suthep)
Cheritrella truncipennis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Kamphaeng Phet) (accessed: 2023.08.19)

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Cheritrella truncipennis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 219. pl.126, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Xam Neua)
Cheritrella truncipennis ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 55, pl.23, figs.Ly-247,♀,♀(Un). (Phou Samsoum)
Cheritrella truncipennis ; Onodera,2022 : 91, pl.224, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Houaphan: Phou Pan; Xiengkhouang: Phou Samsoum)

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Mae Hong Son : 1♂ (photo by M.Hayashi).

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Chiang Mai : 20♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).

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Lampang : 1♀.

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Nan : 8♂.

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Xieng Khouang : 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 1300 - 2200m) and is frequently found at hilltops. Males are territorial on shrubs or trees.

Nicéville, L.de,1887 : Descriptions of some new or little-known Butterflies from India, with some Notes on the Seasonal Dimorphism obtaining in the Genus Melanitis.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1887(3):448-467, pls.39,40.

Röber, J.,1926 : Lepidopterologisches.
Ent. Mitt. 15(3/4):226-230, (5/6):372-377.

Cowan, C.F.,1967 : The Indo-oriental Tribe Cheritrini (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae).
Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 20(3):75-103, 4 pls.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.21 - 2023.08.31.