♂, Yala (Betong Dist.), Thailand.		♂, Yala (Betong Dist.), Thailand.
♂, Yala (Betong Dist.), Thailand.		♂, Yala (Betong Dist.), Thailand.

ON : Leptosia nina malayana Fruhstorfer, 1910 OD : in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 9:121. TL : 'Makromalayana mit Ausnahme von Java' ["The larger Sunda Islands and Malay Peninsula, with the exception of Java"]. Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala: Betong Dist.), W.Malaysia, Aur, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Natuna. ● ssp.nina ● transition zone of nina and malayana ● ssp.malayana

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Leptosia nina malayana ; Pinratana,1983 : 10, pl.9, fig.15b♂. (Yala)
Leptosia nina malayana ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.(Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.31 ; accessed: 2024.04.11)
Leptosia nina nina ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.41, figs.Pi15a♂,♂(Un). (in part)
Leptosia nina nina ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.41, figs.Pi15a♂,♂(Un). (in part)
Leptosia nina malayana ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig, (Yala) (accessed: 2024.04.13)

[ THAILAND ]
Yala (Betong Dist.) : 13♂ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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The butterfly is very common everywhere at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 700m). Both sexes visit flowers and males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
In Betong district, Yala, southernmost part of Thailand, most of the individuals are ssp.malayana. The population in Than To district, Yala is generally ssp.nina, however, individuals similar to ssp.malayana also occur rarely. It seems to be a transition zone of both subspecies.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1910 : 2. Familie: Pieridae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
121-144. (14.Jan.1910)

Fruhstorfer, H.,1910 : 2. Familie: Pieridae in Seitz, The Macrolepidoptera of the World. Vol. 9.
121-144. (14.Jan.1910)

♂, Yala (Betong dist.), Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

1996.10.31 - 2024.12.31.