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

ON : Tagiades lavata Butler, 1879 OD : Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8):557, pl.69, fig.8,♂. TL : Malacca. (NHML) Distribution : P.Thailand (Phetchaburi and Southward), S.Myanmar, W.Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Natuna.

Tagiades albovittata Moore, 1884 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4):534. TL. Borneo. (♂, NHML)

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Tagiades lavata ; Godfrey,1932a : 274. (Ranong: Kraburi)
Tagiades lavata ; Godfrey,1932b : 330. (Ranong: Kraburi)
Tagiades lavata ; Evans,1949 : 144. (P)
Tagiades lavatus ; Pinratana,1985 : 42, pl.16, fig.71,♂. (Surat Thani)
Tagiades lavatus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 766, pl.352, figs.H86,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Surat Thani)
Tagiades lavatus ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 46, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Muang Shone; Khlong Naka; Than To WF.)
Tagiades lavatus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 816, pl.377, figs.H84,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Surat Thani)
Tagiades lavatus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2024- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2024.06.17)

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Phetchaburi : 3♂ (incl. photo by M.Hayashi).

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Yala : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 550m). Both sexes visit flowers. They often fly out from bushes along the trail and rest on the underside of leaves with their wings spread.

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

Moore, F.,1884 : Descriptions of new Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4):521-535, pls.48-49.

♂, Yala, Thailand.

1999.07.31 - 2024.06.30.