♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Melanitis zitenius auletes Fruhstorfer, 1908 OD : Ent. Zeit. 22(21): 83. TL : "Chiem-Hoa, Tonkin" [Chiem Hoa, Tuyen Quang, N.Vietnam]. Distribution : Myanmar, Yunnan, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Guangxi, W.Malaysia.

[ THAILAND ]
Melanitis zitenius ssp.: Godfrey,1916 : 122. (Sriracha)
Melanitis zitenius zitenius: Godfrey,1927 : 122. (N)
Melanitis zitenius zitenius: Godfrey,1930 : 254. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chonburi: Sriracha; W: Klong Suan Mak)
Melanitis zitenius zitenius: Pinratana,1988 : 7, pl.2, figs.3a♀(wsf),♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Ratchaburi; Kanchanaburi; Chanthaburi)
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Pinratana,1988 : 7, pl.2, figs.3b♀,♀(Un). (Surat Thani)
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 67, fig.109,♂. (Umphang: Tha-Sai)
Melanitis zitenius zitenius: Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 48, fig.82,♀. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Melantis zitenius zitenius: RDPB & DNP,2006–2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.19 ; accessed: 2023.06.30)
Melantis zitenius auletes: RDPB & DNP,2006–2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♀]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.19 ; accessed: 2023.06.30)
Melanitis zitenius zitenius: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 224, pl.84, figs.S3a♂,♂(Un). (partim)
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 224, pl.84, figs.S3b♀,♀(Un). (partim)
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Uémura,2010 : 1.
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 224, pl.84, figs.N39,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9, 18, photo.19,♂,21♀. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Melanitis zitenius zitenius: Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9, 18, photo.20,♂,22♀. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs, Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi; Sa Kaeo) (accessed: 2023.06.30)
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Kimura et al.,2016 : 157, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Erawan WF; Khlong Naka)
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 256, figs.Abb.S-049-S-053. (Phang Nga)
Melanitis zitenius: Chueamueangphan et al.,2025 : 209. (Phayao: Mae Puem N.P.)

[ LAOS ]
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Motono & Negishi,1989 : 63, col.pl.14,fig.♂ ; pl.81, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un),3,♀[♂],4♀[♂](Un). (Nam Khane)
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Osada et al.,1999 : 210, pl.86, figs.♂,♀,♂(dsf),♀(dsf). (Boung Kuang; Vang Vieng; Vientiane)
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Uémura,2003 : 1, fig.4,map.
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Uémura,2006 : 1, fig.3,map. (Phou Phanang)
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Uémura,2011 : 1. (C: Namkata)
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 47.
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Onodera,2022 : 53, pl.156, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Vientiane: Hinkhanna)

[ VIETNAM ]
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Fruhstorfer,1911 : 366. (Tonkin: Chiem Hoa)
Melanitis zitenius ssp.: Godfrey,1919 : 466. (S: Daban)
Melanitis auletes: Vitalis,1919 : 224. (Tonkin)
Melanitis zitenius f. auletes: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 31. (Tonkin: Chiem-Hoa; Annam: Muong-Sen)
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Metaye,1957 : 104. (N)
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Monastyrskii,2005 : 24, pl.2, figs.1a♂(dsf),1b♂(dsf.Un),1c♀. (N: Muong Nhe; Ba Be; Ba Vi; C: Kon Ka Kinh; Kon Cha Rang; Hon Ba; Cat Tien; S: Nghia Trung)
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Miyazaki et al.,2006c : 28, figs.S-3,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Gung Re; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 20. (N; C; S)
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Yokochi et al.,2015 : 40. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)

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Mae Hong Son : 1♂ 2♀.

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Chiang Mai : 10♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).

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Phrae : 1♂.

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Nan : 2♂.

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Chanthaburi : 2♂ 1♀.

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Ranong : 7♂ 7♀.

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Yala : 1♂ 2♀ (photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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Luang Prabang : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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Vientiane : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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Lam Dong : 2♂ 1♀.

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The butterfly is common in forests at low to high elevations (30 - 2,000 m a.s.l.).

Fruhstorfer, H.,1908 : Monographische revision der Gattung Melanitis.
Ent. Zeit. 22(21): 82-84. (22.Aug.1908)

♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

1998.12.04 - 2026.01.31.