♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Neptis astola Moore, 1872 OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872(2): 560. TL : "Simla, Masuri, N.W.Himalayas" [Simla, Mussoorie, N.W.India]. (NHML) Distribution : Pakistan, Nepal, India to Myanmar, S.Tibet, S.Yunnan, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, S.W.Guangxi.

Neptis emodes Moore, 1872; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872(2): 561, pl.32, fig.2; TL: S.E.Himalayas ('Nepal; Sikkim; Khasia Hills, [Meghalaya, India]'). (NHML)

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Neptis sappho astola: Eliot,1969 : 60. (Siam)
Neptis sappho astola: Pinratana,1979 : 45, figs.N71,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Loei)
Neptis sappho astola: Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 47, pl.26, figs.64,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Tak; Loei; 'Chanthaburi')
Neptis sappho astola: Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 69, fig.150,♂. (Umphang)
Neptis sappho astola: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 386, pl.167, figs.N67,♂,♂(Un). ('Chanthaburi')
Neptis hylas kamarupa: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.168, figs.N68b♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (partim)
Neptis soma shania: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 388, pl.168, figs.N70,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Neptis sappho astola: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 398, pl.172, figs.N242,♂,♂(Un). ('Chanthaburi')
Neptis hylas kamarupa: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.178, figs.N243a♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (partim)
Neptis sappho astola: Kimura et al.,2016 : 73, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Ankhaan; Doi Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Doi Inthanon; Khun Lao; Phu Khiewo; Doi Musso)
Neptis sappho astola: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2023– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Kanchanaburi) (accessed: 2023.06.13)

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Neptis sappho astola: Motono & Negishi,1989 : 57, pl.56, figs.7,♂,8,♂(Un) ; pl.57, figs.1,♀,2,♀(Un). (Nam Moh)
Neptis sappho astola: Osada et al.,1999 : 206, pl.54, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Thakhek; Oudomxay)
Neptis sappho astola: Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 42. (Thabok; Namdhua; Laksao)
Neptis sappho astola: Onodera,2009b : 36. (Xieng Kouang: Muang Kham)
Neptis sappho astola: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 45.
Neptis sappho astola: Onodera,2022 : 33, pl.108, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Vientiane: Heinam Houa: Houaphan: Phou Pan)

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Neptis astola: Joannis,1901 : 320. (Tonkin: Cao Bang)
Neptis hylas astola: Fruhstorfer,1912 : 602. (Tonkin)
Neptis astola: Vitalis,1919 : 229. (Tonkin)
Neptis hylas f. astola: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 39. (Tonkin)
Neptis hylas astola: Metaye,1957 : 96. (N)
Neptis sappho astola: Eliot,1969 : 60. (N / S)
Neptis sappho astola: Luong et al.,2004 : 6, 62, figs.?[♀],?[♀](Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Neptis sappho: Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 41. (Thua Thien Hue: A Luoi; Huong Thuy)
Neptis sappho astola: Miyazaki et al.,2006b : 20, fig.N-43,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Dong Nai: Thac Mai; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Neptis sappho astola: Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 21, fig.N-43,♀. (Lam Dong: Gung Re)
Neptis sappho astola: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 36. (N; C: to Lam Dong)
Neptis sappho astola: Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):61:62, pl.43, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un),1c♂,1d♂(Un). (N: Hoang Lien; Muong Nhe; Ba Be; C: Ben En; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Ngoc Linh; Kon Plong; Kon Cha Rang; Chu Yang Sin)
Neptis sappho astola: Saito & Vu,2020a : 177. (Ha Giang: Dong Van)

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Mae Hong Son : 2♂ 2♀.

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Chiang Mai : 6♂ 6♀ (incl. photo).

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Champasak : 1♂.

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The butterfly is common in forests at moderate elevations (700–2,200 m a.s.l.) and is frequently found on forest edges and forest paths.
Pinratana & Eliot (1996) recorded it from Chanthaburi, S.E. Thailand, but this is slightly dubious and reconfirmation is needed.

Moore, F, 1872. Descriptions of New Indian Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872(2): 555–583, pls. 32–34.

Eliot, J.N, 1969. An Analysis of the Eurasian and Australian Neptini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).
Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology Supplement 15: 1–155, pls. 1–3.

Lang, S-Y, 2012. The Nymphalidae of China (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Part 1.
Libytheinae, Danainae, Calinaginae, Morphinae, Heliconiinae, Nymphalinae, Charaxinae, Apaturinae, Cyrestinae, Biblidinae, Limenitinae.
Tshikolovets Publications, Pardubice, 456 pp., 32 col. + 41 b&w pls.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Lampang, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2006.02.20 - 2026.03.31.