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

ON : Baoris? insignis Distant, 1886 OD : Rhop. malayana: 391, pl.35, fig.22,♂. TL : 'Malay Peninsula; Singapore'. Distribution : S.Mynamar, Thailand, Vietnam, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra.

[ THAILAND ]
Halpe insignis ; Evans,1949 : 259. (Siam)
Halpe insignis ; Pinratana,1985 : 54, pl.18, figs.100,♂,♀. (Chiang Mai)
Halpe insignis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 776, pl.356, fig.H122,♂. (Chiang Mai)
Halpe insignis ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 55, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Khlong Naka)
Halpe insignis ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♂]. (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.02.11)
Halpe insignis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 828, pl.382, fig.H119,♂. (Chiang Mai)
Halpe insignis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.07.13)

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Halpe insignis ; Devyatkin,2012 : 152. (C: Thua Thien Hue)
Halpe insignis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 78. (C: Thua Thien Hue)

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♂ (genitalia examined).

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Yala : 4♂ 1♀ (photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 350 - 600m). Males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Distant, W.L.,1882-1886 : Rhopalocera Malayana : a Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
London, Author, Penang, Logan: xvi + 482 + [4] pp, 46 pls.

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

1999.09.04 - 2024.06.30.