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

ON : Lethe mekara gopaka Fruhstorfer, 1911 OD : in Seitz, Grossschmett Erde 9:320. TL : Malaysia. Distribution : P.Thailand (Chumphon and Southward), W.Malaysia. ● ssp.crijnana ● ssp.gopaka

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Lethe mekara gopaka ; Fruhstorfer,1911 : 320. (Salanga [Phuket])
Lethe mekara gopaka ; Pinratana,1988 : 13, pl.12, figs.23b♂,♀,♂(Un). (Ranong; Phuket)
Lethe mekara zuchara ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.♀. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.19 ; accessed: 2023.06.30)
Lethe mekara gopaka ; Uémura,2010 : 3-4.
Lethe mekara gopaka ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂(Un),♀(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.02.24)
Lethe mekara gopaka ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 170, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Tenasserim; Hat Supin; Kao Luang; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Lethe mekara gopaka ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 261-262, figs.Abb.S-078♂(Un),S-079♀(Un). (Phang Nga)
Lethe mekara gopaka ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Ranong; Nakhon Si Thammarat) (accessed: 2023.06.30)

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Ranong : 4♂ 1♀.

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Yala : 4♂ (incl. photo).

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The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 550m).
The difference from ssp.crijnana is not so clear. There is a highly individual and seasonal variation in ssp.crijnana, and ssp.gopaka might be included in it. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1911 : 4. Familie: Satyridae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
313-320. (25.Apr.1911)

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

1998.12.18 - 2024.05.31.