♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

ON : Hesperia phocides Fabricius, 1793 OD : Ent. syst. 3(1):282-283. TL : 'Africa' [Thailand]. Distribution : Sikkim to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Nias, Enggano, Bangka, Palawan.

Sithon phocides var. phocas Staudinger, 1889 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 2(1):114-115. TL. Palawan. (MfN)
Bindahara ines Swinhoe, 1911 : in Moore, Lep. Ind. 9:27-28, pl.710, figs.3,3a-b. TL. Andamans. (NHML)
Bindahara phocides collenettei Corbet, 1940 : Entomologist. 73:43. TL. Singapore.

phocas ; Lectotype ♂, Palawan. designated by Takanami,1986 (MfN) ; Takanami,1989 : 34, figs.A83a♀, 83b♀(Un).
collenettei ; ♂, 10.Aug.1919. Singapore. C.L. Collenette ; ♀, 11.Jun.1922. Singapore. C.L. Collenette

[ THAILAND ]
Bindahara phocides areca ; Godfrey,1916 : 141. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Bindahara phocides ines ; Godfrey,1930 : 352. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Pinratana,1981 : 147, pl.26, figs.16,♂,17,♀,18,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi; Nakhon Ratchasima; Nakhon Nayok; Trang; Ranong)
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Seki,1986 : 20. (Ranong)
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 40, fig.120♂. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi)
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 56. (Mukdahan: Phu Hin Khan ; Phu Huai Sing)
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 708, pl.324, figs.L405,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Khao Chong)
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 754, pl.346, figs.L428,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Khao Chong)
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂(Un),♀(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.10.15)
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 136, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Khiewo; Mouk Leck; Nakohn Nayork; Khao Soi Dao; Kratching WF; Kao Khiewo; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong)
Bindahara phocides phocides ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Ratchasima; Nakhon Nayok; Rayong; Chanthaburi; Phetchaburi; Yala) (accessed: 2024.06.24)
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 207-208, figs.Abb.L-442,♂(Un),443,♂(Un). (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 77, pl.108, figs.B5,♂,B6,♂(Un),B7,♀(Un). (Luang Prabang; Vientiane: Dan Sum)
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 219. pl.127, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Vientiane; Pakxe)
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 56.
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Onodera,2022 : 96, pl.230, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Beungna; Savannakhet)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 124, fig.5E[♂](Un). (Koh Kong)

[ VIETNAM ]
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Ikeda et al.,2001 : 55, fig.5:15,♀. (Cuc Phuong)
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Luong et al.,2004 : 12, 82, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 69, figs.L-150,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Nihira,2009 : 101. (Phu Quoc)
Bindahara phocides phocides ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 69. (N: Bac Can / C / S: Dong Nai)

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 3♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).

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Tak : 1♂.

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Trat : 3♀ (incl. photo).

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Ranong : 4♂ 1♀.

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Surat Thani (Koh Phangan ; Koh Tao) : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by P.Kosierb).

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Trang : 2♀.

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Satun : 1♂.

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Yala : 3♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).

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Bolikhamxai : 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 600m). Males are territorial on shrub at hilltops.

Fabricius, J.C.,1793 : Entomologia systematica emedata et aucta. secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus.
3(1): [iv] + 488 pp. Copenhagen. C.G.Proft.

Staudinger, O.,1889 : Lepidopteren der Insel Palawan.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 2(1):3-180, pls.1,2.

Swinhoe, C.,1911-1912: in Moore, Lepidoptera Indica. vol.IX. Rhopalocera, Family Lycaenidae.
9:1-144,1911 ; 145-278,1912. L.Reeve & Co., London.

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

Corbet, A.S.,1940 : Revisional notes on Malayan Rhopalocera.
Entomologist 73:39-43.

Takanami, Y.,1989 : On Some Type Specimens of Lycaenidae from South East Asia (Lepidoptera).
Tyô to Ga 40(1):23-80.

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

1999.07.21 - 2024.11.30.