♂ (dsf), Nan, Thailand.		♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Nan, Thailand.		♀, Nan, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.		♂, Pattani, Thailand.
♂, Tak, Thailand.		gynandromorph, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

ON : Papilio erota Fabricius, 1793 OD : Ent. syst. 3(1):76. TL : 'Africa' [loc. err. = Phuket, Thailand] Distribution : N.India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, S.China, Langkawi, W.Malaysia (Kedah). ● ssp.erota ● ssp.chersonesia

Cynthia pura Swinhoe, 1894 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6)14:429. TL. "Cherra Punji" [Cherra Punji, Meghalaya, India].
Cynthia circe Fawcett, 1897 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6)20:111. TL. 'Toungoo, Burma [Taungoo, Bago Region, Myanmar]; Beeling, Tenasserim [Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar].
Callisatyrus jinguangensis Dong, 2018 : J. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Res. 3(1):203-204. TL. Aso village, Yongping County, Yunnan. (Unavailable name)

[ THAILAND ]
Cynthia erota erota ; Godfrey,1916 : 125.
Cynthia erota erota ; Godfrey,1927 : 123. (N)
Cynthia erota erota ; Godfrey,1930 : 267. (all over)
Vindula erota erota ; Pinratana,1979 : 11, figs.N14,♂,♀. (Chanthaburi; Chiang Mai; Kanchanaburi; Nakhon Nayok; Ranong)
Vindula erota erota ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 26, pl.9, figs.20,♂,♀. (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Ratchasima; Tak; Kanchanaburi; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Chonburi; Ranong; Surat Thani; Pattani)
Vindula erota erota ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 49, fig,16,♂. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Pung; Phu Chong Na Yoi)
Vindula erota erota ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 69, fig.136,♂. (Umphang)
Vindula erota erota ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 49, fig.103,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Vindula erota erota ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 362, pl.155, figs.N22,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(dsf [wsf]). (Chiang Mai; Kanchanaburi)
Vindula erota erota ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2023.05.02)
Vindula erota erota ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 390, pl.168, figs.N225,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(wsf). (Chiang Mai; Kanchanaburi)
Vindula erota erota ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Vindula erota erota ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Loei; Phetchabun; Kanchanaburi; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Ratchaburi; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.05.02)
Vindula erota erota ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 52, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Doi Inthanon; Doi Pa Chang; Phu Khiewo; Sarika; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Kratching WF; Kao Khiewo; Doi Musso; Mas Sohd; Sai York Noi; Erawan WF; Kuwai Yai; Muang Shone; Sai Kao WF.)
Vindula erota erota ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 87. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)
Vindula dejone erotella ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : fig.Abb.L-225. (Phang Nga) (in part)
Vindula erota erota ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 34, figs.Abb.L-216-219,223-224. (Phang Nga) (in part)

[ LAOS ]
Cynthia sura [sic] ; Vitalis,1919 : 227. (Laos)
Cynthia auricoma ; Vitalis,1919 : 227. (Laos)
Cynthia triocellata ; Vitalis,1919 : 227. (Laos)
Vindula erota erota ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 54, pl.42, figs.7,♂,8,♂(Un) ; pl.43, figs.1,♀,2,♀(Un). (Phatong; Tha Ngone; Vientiane; Nam Moh; Ban Houei Sai)
Vindula erota erota ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 205, pl.48, figs.♂(dsf),♀(dsf),♂,♀. (Lak Sao; Nam Tha; Phong Saly)
Vindula erota erota ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 41. (Namdhua; Thabeng)
Vindula erota erota ; Onodera,2009b : 34,40,41,43. (Vientiane: Namsong Riverside; Bolikhamxai: Thabok; Phon Si; Khammouan: Nacay)
Vindula erota erota ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 44.
Vindula erota erota ; Onodera,2022 : 27, pl.92, figs.♂(wsf),♂(wsf,Un),♀(wsf),♀(wsf,Un),♀(wsf),♀(wsf,Un), pl.93, figs.♂(dsf),♂(dsf,Un),♂(dsf),♂(dsf,Un),♀(dsf),♀(dsf,Un). (Bolikhamxai: Phon Si; Thabok; Khammouan: Beungna; Xebangfai; Oudomxai; Xiengkhouang: Phon Kham)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Vindula erota erota ; Woodfield & Murton,2006 : figs,♂,♂(Un). (Botum Sakor NP.)
Vindula erota ; Onodera,2008 : 60. (Mondolkiri: O Rang)
Vindula erota erota ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 129. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Vindula erota erota ; Kosterin,2019 : 97. (Koh Kong)
Vindula erota erota ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 117. (Koh Kong; Kampot; Mondulkiri; Pursat; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Cynthia erota ; Joannis,1901 : 325. (Tonkin: Cao Bang)
Cynthia erota erota ; Fruhstorfer,1906 : 333. (Tonkin / Annam)
Cynthia erota erota ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 476. (Tonkin)
Cynthia erota erota ; Moulton,1923 : 129. (Pulo Condore)
Cynthia erota ; Lemée,1950 : 11. (Hagiang; Sontay)
Cynthia erota erota f.aest. erota ; Metaye,1957 : 93. (N / C / S)
Cynthia erota erota f.hib. pura ; Metaye,1957 : 93. (N / C / S)
Cynthia erota erota f.♀. auricoma ; Metaye,1957 : 93. (N / C / S)
Cynthia erota erota ab.♀. triocellata ; Metaye,1957 : 93. (N / C / S)
Vindula erota erota ; Ikeda et al.,2000 : 30, figs.1:16,♂(dsf),17,♂(Un,dsf),18,♂(wsf),fig.2:1,♀,2,♀(Un), fig.9:7(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Vindula erota erota ; Luong et al.,2004 : 5, 56, figs.♂,♂(Un) ; 57, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Vindula erota ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 40. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Phong Dien; Bach Ma)
Vindula erota erota ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 17, figs.N-10,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Madagui; Dong Nai: Thac Mai; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien; Ta Cu)
Vindula dejone erotella ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 17, fig.N-11,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Vindula erota erota ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 31. (N / C / S)
Vindula erota erota ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 40. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Vindula erota erota ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):179-180, pl.22, figs.1a♂,1b♀(dsf),1c♀(dsf),1d♀(wsf),1f♀(wsf,Un). (N: Hoang Lien; Muong Nhe; Na Hang; Ba Vi; Huu Lien; Pu Luong; Tam Dao; Xuan Lien; Cuc Phuong / C: Ben En; Pu Mat; Pu Hoat; Vu Quang; Huong Son; Phong Nha-Ke Bang; Phong Dien; Bach Ma; Ngoc Linh; Ba To; Hon Ba; Nui Chua; Loc Bac; Bao Lam; Da Teh; Cat Loc; Yok Don; Bu Gia Map; Chu Yang Sin; Ninh Son / S: Cat Tien; La Nga; Nghia Trung; Con Dao)

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Mae Hong Son : 2♂ 2♀ (photo).

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Chiang Mai : 7♂ 5♀ (incl. photo).

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Lampang : 4♂ (incl. photo).

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Phrae : 2♂.

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Nan : 8♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).

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Loei : 2♀ (photo).

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Phetchabun : 12♂ 2♀ (photo).

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Chaiyaphum : 1♂ (photo).

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Chanthaburi : 3♂ 2♀.

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Ranong : 6♂ 3♀.

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Nakhon Si Thamarrat : 3♂ (incl. photo).

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Xaignabouri : 1♂.

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Vinh Phuc : 1♂.

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The butterfly is very common in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 30 - 1600m). Both sexes visit flowers and males often come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Fabricius, J.C.,1793 : Entomologia systematica emedata et aucta. secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus.
3(1): [iv] + 488 pp. Copenhagen. C.G.Proft.

Swinhoe, C.,1894 : New Species of eastern Lepidoptera.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6)14:429-443.

Fawcett, J.M.,1897 : On new species of Rhopalocera from Toungoo, Burma, and the Battack Mountains in Sumatra.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6)20:111-113.

Dong, D.Z., Dao, Z.L. & Wang, Y.Z.,2018 : A new genus and two new species of Lepidoptera Satyridae, Sphingidae from Yunnan China.
J. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Res. 3(1):203-205.

Bozano, G.C., Lang, S.Y. & Lamas, G.,2019 : A review of the article "A new genus and two new species of Lepidoptera Satyridae, Sphingidae from Yunnan China" by D.-Z. Dong et al. (2018)
Zootaxa 4571(1):137.

♂ (dsf), Lampang, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, THailand.
♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.	♀, Phetchabun, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♀ (laying eggs), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Eggs, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

2007.10.20 - 2024.10.31.