♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand.

ON : Cethosia methypsea Butler, 1879 OD : Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8):543. TL : Penang, [W.Malaysia]. Distribution : Thailand, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore.

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Cethosia hypsea hypsina ; Godfrey,1916 : 126. (Chonburi: Sriracha)
Cethosia methypsea methypsea ; Pendlebury,1923 : 37. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang)
Cethosia methypsea methypsea ; Godfrey,1930 : 270-271. (Chonburi: Sriracha; Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang; Satun; Phatthalung; Pulo Adang)
Cethosia methypsea methypsea ; Godfrey,1932a : 268. (P)
Cethosia penthesilea methypsea ; Pinratana,1979 : 20, figs.N29,♂,♂(Un). (Chumphon; Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Phuket; Trang)
Cethosia penthesilea methypsea ; Pinratana,1979 : 20, figs.N29,♂,♂(Un,ab.). (Ranong: Chaiphuak)
Cethosia penthesilea methypsea ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 18, pl.4, figs.6,♂,♀,♂(Un). (Chumphon; Ranong; Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Trang)
Cethosia penthesilea methysea ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.25 ; accessed: 2024.05.11)
Cethosia methypsea methypsea ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 352, pl.150, figs.N6,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong)
Cethosia methypsea methypsea ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2021.11.28)
Cethosia methypsea hypsina ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 380, pl.163, figs.N209a,♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Ranong; Surat Thani)
'Cethosia methypsea methypsea ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 380, pl.163, figs.N209b,♂(Malaysia),♂(Malaysia,Un),♀(Malaysia),♀(Malaysia,Un).'
Cethosia penthesilea methypsea ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 45, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ratchaburi; Kaeng Krachan; Tenasserim; Kao Poh Ta; Muang Shone; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong)
Cethosia methypsea ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 28, figs.Abb.L-145-150. (Phang Nga) (in part)
Cethosia methypsea methypsea ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2023.05.02)

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Prachuap Khiri Khan : 2♀.

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Ranong : 5♂ 2♀.

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Surat Thani (incl.Koh Phangan dist.) : 2♀.

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Phuket : 1♂.

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Yala : 5♂ 2♀ (incl. photo & photo by S.Atdhaban).

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The butterfly is common in secondary and montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 700m). Both sexes visit flowers.
The record of Cethosia hypsea from Chonburi, S.E. Thailand by Godfrey (1916) is considered to be this species.

Butler, A.G.,1879 : The Butterflies of Malacca.
Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8):533-568, pls.68,69.

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

♂, Yala, Thailand.
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)	♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2007.10.20 - 2024.05.31.