♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Nan, Thailand.		♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♂, Trat, Thailand.
♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Elymnias patna stictica Fruhstorfer, 1902 OD : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 14(2): 271. TL : "Than-Moi, Nordtonkin" [Than Moi, Lang Son, N.Vietnam]. (NHML) Distribution : Yunnan, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, S.Guangxi. ● ssp.stictica ● ssp.

stictica ; 1♂ 1♀, Type (red), Juni-Juli. Than-Moi, Tonkin. Fruhstorfer. (NHML, examined)

[ THAILAND ]
Elymnias patna patna ; Godfrey,1927 : 122. (N)
Elymnias patna patna ; Godfrey,1930 : 255. (Chiang Rai)
Elymnias patna patna ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 72. (Chanthaburi: Khao Sabap)
Elymnias patna patnoides ; Pinratana,1988 : 9, pl.5, fig.8a♂. (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi)
Elymnias patna patna ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 228, pl.87, figs.S8a♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Elymnias patna patna ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 230, pl.87, figs.S8b♂,♂(Un). (Chanthaburi; Doi Phu Kha)
Elymnias patna patnoides ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 230, pl.87, figs.N44a♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Elymnias patna patna ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 230, pl.87, figs.N44b♂,♂(Un). (Chanthaburi; Doi Phu Kha)
Elymnias patna patna ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs, Early Stages. (Phetchabun; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2024.05.06)
Elymnias patna patnoides ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 163, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Doi Suthep)
Elymnias patna stictica ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 163-164, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khao Yai; Pon Nam Ron)
Elymnias patna patna Inayoshi,1998 - 2025 : Butterflies in Indo-China, figs.7♂1♀,♂genitalia. (Chiang Mai; Nan; Phetchabun; Chaiyaphum; Kanchanaburi; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Trat) (28.Feb.2025 last updated ; 31.Aug.2025 changed.)

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Elymnias patna patna ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 210, pl.87, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Lak Sao)
Elymnias patna patna ; Uémura,2003 : 1, fig.5 map.
Elymnias patna patna ; Uémura,2011 : 1. (C: Nahin Pass; Nakhai to Lak Sao 20km)
Elymnias patna patna ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 48.
Elymnias patna stictica ; Onodera,2022 : 53, pl.156, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Khammouan: Nahin)
Elymnias patna patna Inayoshi,1998 - 2025 : Butterflies in Indo-China. (Bolikhamxai) (28.Feb.2025 last updated ; 31.Aug.2025 changed.)

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Elymnias patna patna ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 128. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Elymnias patna patna ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 115. (Koh Kong; Pursat)

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Elymnias patna patna ; Fruhstorfer,1911 : 374. (Tonkin)
Elymnias patna ; Vitalis,1919 : 224. (Tonkin)
Elymnias stictica ; Vitalis,1919 : 224. (Tonkin)
Elymnias patna f. stictica ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 31. (Tonkin)
Elymnias patna patna ; Metaye,1957 : 104. (N)
Elymnias patna patna ; Luong et al.,2004 : 3, 44, figs.♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Elymnias patna patna ; Ikeda et al.,1999 : 53, figs.4:9,♂,10,♂(Un),11,♀, fig.9:20(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Elymnias patna patna ; Monastyrskii,2005 : 13-14, pl.3, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un). (N: Ba Be; Cuc Phuoug; Tam Dao / C: Xuan Lien; Pu Mat; Vu Quang; Phon Dien; Phong Nha; Kon Ka Kinh; Kon Plong; Ngoc Linh; Cat Tien / S: Da Teh)
Elymnias patna patna ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006c : 28, figs.S-5,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Gung Re)
Elymnias patna patna ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 40. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Elymnias patna patna Inayoshi,1998 - 2025 : Butterflies in Indo-China. (Ha Giang; Vinh Phuc; Lam Dong) (28.Feb.2025 last updated ; 31.Aug.2025 changed.)

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Chiang Mai : 9♂ 1♀, (1♂ genitalia dissected).

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Phetchabun : 3♂ (photo).

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Trat (Koh Chang dist.) : 1♂.

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

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Ha Giang : 1♂.

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 50 - 1600m). In flight, it mimics Euploea mulciber (Danainae) very well.
I had previously included the populations in this region within the nominotypical subspecies, but after further consideration, I think they should be treated as ssp.stictica. The population from N. Thailand tends to have slightly longer forewings vertically and less distinct white spots on the UpF, suggesting a slight approach to the nominotypical subspecies.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1902 : Neue und seltene Lepidopteren aus Annam und Tonkin und dem malayischen Archipel.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 14(2): 265-276, pl.5. (1.March.1902)

Wei, C.H., Lohman, D., Peggie, D. & Yen, S.H.,2017 : An illustrated checklist of the genus Elymnias Hübner, 1818 (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae).
Zookeys 676: 47-152.

Lang, S.Y.,2022 : The Nymphalidae of China (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera), Part 3.
376 pp, 40 col. ps, 26 pls with 322 b/w photos; 280 + b/w distribution maps. Tshikolovets Publications.

♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.	♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)
♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand.	♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)

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