♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Tak, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by E.Ikari)		♂ (bred), Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

ON : Matapa cresta Evans, 1949 OD : Cat. Hesp. Europ. Asia Austr. Brit. Mus.: 331. TL : Sikkim. (NHML) Distribution : Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan, W.Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra.

[ THAILAND ]
Matapa cresta ; Evans,1949 : 331. (Siam)
Matapa cresta ; Pinratana,1985 : 90, pl.30, figs.196,♂,♂(Un). (Nakhon Ratchasima; Ratchaburi; Chonburi; Chanthaburi)
Matapa cresta ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 13, fig.23,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak; Ban Gok Tum)
Matapa cresta ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.02.23)
Matapa cresta ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 87, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Nakohn Nayok; Kao Khiewo; Ka Chong)
Matapa cresta ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2024.02.17)

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Matapa cresta ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 83. not fig. (Vientiane: Dan Sum)
Matapa cresta ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 224, pl.141, fig.♂. (Saravan)
Matapa cresta ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 59.
Matapa cresta ; Onodera,2022 : 119, pl.256, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Thabok)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Matapa cresta ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 126, fig.8F[♂](Un). (Koh Kong)

[ VIETNAM ]
Matapa cresta ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 173. (Cao Bang)
Matapa cresta ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2003 : 128. (S: Cat Tien)
Matapa cresta ; Luong et al.,2004 : 15. (Cuc Phuong)
Matapa cresta ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 45. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; Huong Thuy)
Matapa cresta ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b : 14, figs.H-92,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Matapa cresta ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 81. (N / C / S: to Dong Nai)

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♂.

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Kanchanaburi : 1♂ (photo).

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Ranong : 3♂.

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The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 900m).

Evans, W.H.,1949 : A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History).
i-xix + 1-502, pls.1-35. London.

de Jong, R.,1983 ; Revision of the Orientali Genus Matapa Moore (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) with discussion of its phylogeny and geographic history.
Zool. Meded. 57(21): 243-270.

Fan, X.L., Chiba, H. & Wang, M.,2013 : The Genus Matapa (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae) from China with description of a New species.
Florida Entomologist 96(4): 1257-1262.

♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

1999.09.11 - 2024.06.30.