♂, Trang, Thailand.		♂, Trang, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Trang, Thailand.

ON : Halpe auriferus toxopea Evans, 1932 OD : Ident. Indian Butts. (2nd ed.) : 395. TL : W. Java. (NHML) Distribution : P. Thailand, Langkawi, W. Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Palawan. [? Laos.]

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Halpe auriferus toxopea ; Evans,1949 : 266. (P)
Halpe toxopea ; Pinratana,1985 : 56, pl.19, fig.108,♂. (Trang)
'Halpe toxopea ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 780, pl.357, fig.H132,♂[♀,Malaysia].'
Halpe toxopea ; Ek-Amnuay et al.,2007 : 5, fig.H132,♂. (Phuket: Ban Tung Tong)
Halpe toxopea ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.02.11)
Halpe toxopea ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 58. (by literature)
Halpe toxopea ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 832, pl.383, figs.H129,♂,♂(Un). (Trang; Phuket)

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'Halpe toxopea ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 223. (list only)'
'Halpe toxopea ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 58. (by literature)'

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♂.

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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).

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The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 150m). Males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Evans, W. H.,1932 : The identification of Indian butterflies. second edition revised.
Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., Madras : 10+454pp, 32 pls, 9f.

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.09.04 - 2024.08.31.