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

ON : Ergolis tapestrina Moore, 1884 OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 53(1):19-20. TL : "N.W.India (Manpuri ; Deyra Doon)". Distribution : India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Yunnan. ● ssp.tapestrina ● ssp.ginosa

Ergolis merione assama Evans, 1924 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(1):95, pl.25, fig.F49.2,♂(Un). TL. 'Sikkim - N.Burma [Sikkim - N.Myanmar]'.
Ergolis merione pharis Fruhstorfer, 1912 : in Seitz, Grossschmett Erde 9:456. TL. "Siam" [Thailand] (Hinlap, Muoklek, [Saraburi]).

[ THAILAND ]
Ergolis merione tapestrina ; Fruhstorfer,1906 : 310. (Bangkok; Hinlap; Muak Lek)
Ergolis merione pharis ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 457. (Hinlap; Muoklek)
Ergolis merione pharis ; Godfrey,1916 : 124.
Ergolis merione pharis ; Godfrey,1927 : 123. (N)
Ergolis merione merione ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 72. (Nan forest; Paknampho)
Ergolis merione pharis ; Godfrey,1930 : 264. (all over)
Ariadne merione merione ; Pinratana,1979 : 2. not fig. (Chaiyaphum; Kanchanaburi; Chanthaburi)
Ariadne merione pharis ; Pinratana,1979 : 3, figs.N2b♂,♂(Un),♀. (Bangkok; Chiang Mai; Kanchanaburi; Tak; Chaiyaphum; Chanthaburi; Saraburi)
Ariadne merione tapestrina ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 40, pl.22, figs.50b♂,♀. (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Tak; Nakhon Ratchasima; Nakhon Nayok; Saraburi; Bangkok; Kanchanaburi; Chanthaburi; Petchaburi)
Ariadne merione pharis ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 254, fig.92,♂. (Mukdahan: Phu Mu)
Ariadne merione pharis ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 50. (Ubon Ratchathani: Kaen Tana)
Ariadne merione pharis ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 69, fig.146,♂. (Umphang: Tha-Sai)
Ariadne merione pharis ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 49, fig.111,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Ariadne merione ginosa ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 382, pl.165, figs.N51a♂,♂(Un). ('Yala')
Ariadne merione tapestrina ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 382, pl.165, figs.N51b♀(dsf),♀(Un,dsf),♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi; Phu Khieo)
Ariadne isaeus isaeus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.165, figs.N53,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong; Kanchanaburi)
Ariadne merione ginosa ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 482, pl.214, figs.N352a♂,♂(Un). ('Yala')
Ariadne merione tapestrina ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 482, pl.214, figs.N352b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi; Phu Khieo)
Ariadne merione tapestrina ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Ariadne merione tapestrina ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Nan; Uttaradit; Phetchabun; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.03.24)
Ariadne merione pharis ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 66, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Chieng Dao; Doi Suthep; Doi Pa Chang; Phu Khiewo; Muok Leck; Nakohn Nayok; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kratching WF; Kao Saverb; Doi Musso; Mae Sohd; Kao Phang WF; Sai York Noi; Kanchanaburi; Kaeng Krachan)
Ariadne merione tapestrina ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 85. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)
Ariadne merione ginosa ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 81-82, figs.Abb.N-507,508,♂. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Ergolis merione f. tapestrina ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 34. (Laos: Ban-Soui)
Ariadne merione pharis ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 53, pl.40, figs.5,♂,6,♂(Un),7,♀,8,♀(Un). (Tha Ngone; Vientiane; Nam Moh; Nam Can; Nam Tan)
Ariadne merione pharis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 205, pl.46, figs.♂(dsf),♂,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Oudomxay; Nong Het; Boung Kuang)
Ariadne merione pharis ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 41. (Thabeng; Laksao)
Ariadne merione pharis ; Onodera,2009b : 35,37. (Vientiane: Namsong Riverside; Xieng Kouang: Nam Noen)
Ariadne merione tapestrina ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 44.
Ariadne merione tapestrina ; Onodera,2022 : 32, pl.105, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂(dsf),♂(dsf,Un),♀,♀(Un). (Xiengkhouang: Tha; Khammouan: Natung)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Ariadne merione tapestrina ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 129. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Ariadne merione tapestrina ; Kosterin,2019b : 30. (Mondulkiri)
Ariadne merione tapestrina ; Kosterin,2020 : 325. (Stueng Treng)
Ariadne merione tapestrina ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 119. (Koh Kong; Mondulkiri; Pursat; Siem Reap; Stueng Treng)

[ VIETNAM ]
Ergolis merione tapestrina ; Fruhstorfer,1906 : 310. (Annam: Ins. Bai Miu)
Ergolis merione pharis ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 457. (S.Annam)
Ergolis merione pharis ; Godfrey,1919 : 467. (S: Daban)
Ergolis merione f. tapestrina ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 34. (Annam)
Ergolis merione tapestrina ; Metaye,1957 : 93. (C)
Ergolis merione pharis ; Metaye,1957 : 93. (N / C / S)
Ariadne merione tapestrina ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 15, figs.N-2,♂,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Gung Re)
Ariadne merione tapestrina ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007c : 38, fig.N-2,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Ariadne merione pharis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 34. (N / C / S)
Ariadne merione tapestrina ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):152-153, pl.33, figs.4a♂,4b♂(Un),4c♀. (N: Muong Nghe / C: Pu Mat; Vu Quang; Ba Na; Son Thanh; Ba To; Ngoc Linh; Kon Plong; Kon Ka Kinh; Chu Yang Sin; Bu Gia Map; Bao Lam; Da Teh; Loc Bac / S: Nghia Trung; La Nga; Lo Go Xa Mat)

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 6♂.

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Chiang Mai : 10♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).

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Phrae : 2♂.

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Nan : 8♂ 1♀.

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Kanchanaburi : 2♂.

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Chanthaburi : 4♂.

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Trat (Koh Kut dist.) : 4♂ 1♀.

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Phetchaburi : 1♂.

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Prachuap Khirikhan : 2♂.

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Ranong : 1♂ 1♀.

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The butterfly is very common in secondary and montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 30 - 1600m).
The specimen shown as Ariadne merione ginosa in Ek-Amnuay ([2007],2012) is likely to be this taxon and the locality 'Yala' is considered erroneous.

Moore, F.,1884 : Descriptions of some New Asiatic Lepidoptera; chiefly from Specimens contained inthe Indian Museum, Calcutta.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 53(1):16-52.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
453-456. (31.Jan.1912)

Evans, W.H.,1924 : The Identification of Indian Butterflies. Part V.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(1):72-96, 4 pls.

Tsukada, E.,1985 : Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands. IV Nymphalidae (1).
Plapac Co., Ltd. 558pp.(158 col. pls.) (in Japanese)

♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2006.06.05 - 2024.08.31.