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

ON : Huphina lea malaya Fruhstorfer,1899 OD : Berl. ent. Z. 44(1/2):101-102. TL : Singapore. Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, {Singapore}. ● ssp.lea ● ssp.malaya

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Huphina lea malaya ; Pendlebury,1923 : 26. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang)
Huphina lea malaya ; Godfrey,1930 : 224. (P: Bangnara; Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Huphina lea malaya ; Godfrey,1932a : 265. (P)
Cepora judith malaya ; Pinratana,1983 : 15, pl.12, figs.24b♂,♀. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Ranong; Phuket; Pattani; Yala)
Cepora iudith malaya ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂](Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.31 ; accessed: 2024.04.11)
Cepora iudith malaya ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 146, pl.45, figs.Pi26b♂,♂(Un),♀. (Krabi; Ranong; Phuket)
Cepora iudith malaya ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 163, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To WF.)
Cepora iudith malaya ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 146, pl.45, figs.Pi26b♂,♂(Un),♀. (Krabi; Ranong; Phuket)
Cepora iudith lea ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 193, figs.Abb.Pi-041-044. (Phang Nga)

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Ranong : 5♂ 4♀.

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Pattani : 1♂ 1♀.

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Satun (Koh Tarutao) : 1♀.

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Yala : 8♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 10 - 350m). Both sexes visit flowers, and males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
The differences between ssp.malaya and ssp.lea are not so notable, and considering the range of variation between the two subspecies, these are likely to be indistinguishable as D'Abrera (1982) pointed out. I tentatively separate the two subspecies here, but further taxonomic study is needed.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1899 : Pieriden-Studien.
Berl. ent. Z. 44(1/2):100-104. (Jul.1899)

D'Abrera, B.,1982 : Butterflies of the Oriental Region Part 1 Papilionidae, Pieridae & Danaidae
xxi + 244pp, Hill House, Australia.

♂, Yala, Thailand.	♀, Yala, Thailand.
♂, Yala, Thailand.	♂, Yala, Thailand.

2009.09.20 - 2024.04.30.