♂, Tak, Thailand.		♀, Tak, Thailand.
♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.		♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Phuket, Thailand.
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.		♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
♂, Trang, Thailand.		♀, Trang, Thailand.
♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Adolias xiphiones Butler, [1869] OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1868(3):609, pl.45, fig.6,♂. TL : Moulmein. (♂, NHML) Distribution : S.Myanmar, W. & P.Thailand. ● ssp.julii ● ssp.duc ● ssp.odilina ● ssp.xiphiones ● ssp.mansori

Adolias parvata Moore, [1879] : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(4):831, pl.52, fig.3,♀. TL. Meetan, Tenasserim. (♀, NHML)

xiphiones : ♂, Rh10145, Type (red), Moulmain. (NHML, photo examined)
parvata : ♀, Rh10146, Type (red), Meetan, 3000ft, Upper Tenasserim. (NHML, photo examined)

[ THAILAND ]
Euthalia julii julii ; Pendlebury,1923 : 40. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang)
Euthalia julii julii ; Godfrey,1930 : 289. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang)
Euthalia julii julii ; Godfrey,1932a : 269. (Ranong: Lam Lieng)
Tanaecia julii bougainvillei ; Pinratana,1979 : 68, figs.N118b♂,♀,♀(Un). (Chumphon; Ranong; Trang)
Tanaecia julii xiphiones ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 70, pl.45, figs.127b♂,♂,♀. (Kanchanaburi; Ranong; Trang; Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Songkhla) (in part)
Tanaecia julii xiphiones ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 422, pl.185, figs.N132c♂,♂(Un),♀. (Kanchanaburi)
Tanaecia julii bougainvillei ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 422, pl.185, figs.N132b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Songkhla)
Tanaecia julii mansori ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 432, pl.189, figs.N298b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Tanaecia julii xiphiones ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 432, pl.189, figs.N298c♂,♂(Un),♀(Un). (Kanchanaburi; Ranong; Phuket)
Tanaecia julii xiphiones ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Tanaecia julii xiphiones ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 98, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Sai York Noi; Erawan WF; Kam Puan; Muang Shone; Khlong Naka; Kao Luang; Ka Chong; Sonkhla; Than To WF.)
Tanaecia julii mansori ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 61-62, figs.Abb.N-353-362. (Phang Nga)

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Tak : 1♂ 1♀.

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Kanchanaburi : 3♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).

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Phetchaburi : 2♂.

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Ranong : 12♂ 10♀.

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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 4♂ 1♀.

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Trang : 4♂ 2♀.

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Pattani : 5♂.

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Yala : 6♂ 3♀ (incl. photo and photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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The butterfly is common in montane forest at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 100 - 800m) and males are territorial on shrubs or undergrouwth.
Females of populations from the southern part of Tak, Kanchanaburi and Moulmein to Yala and W.Malaysia have extremely reduced white markings on the UpF. However, there are highly individual and seasonal variations in both sexes in this region, and it is not possible to clearly distinguish Malaysian ssp.bougainvillei. I tentatively follow the traditional classification here, however it is most likely ssp.bougainvillei would be a synonym of xiphiones. Further taxonomic study is needed.
Very interestingly, in Tak province of W.Thailand, ssp.odilina is found in the north, and ssp.xiphiones in the south. It seems to be a transition zone of both subspecies.

Butler, A.G.,[1869] :
A monographic Revision of the Lepidoptera hitherto included in the Genus Adolias, with Descriptions of new Genera and species.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1868(3):599-615, pl.45.

Moore, F.,[1879] : A list of the lepidopterous insects collected by Mr.Ossian Limborg in upper Tenasserim,
with descriptions of new species.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(4):821-859, 3 pls.

Corbet, A.S.,1941 : Further revisional Notes on Malayan Rhopalocera
Entomologist 74(6):133-135.

♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.	♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
♀+♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.	♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
♂, Yala, Thailand.	♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

2006.12.30 - 2023.09.30.