♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂ (dsf, var.), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Poritia karennia Evans, 1921 OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 28(1): 36. TL : "Karen Hills" [Karen Hills, Myanmar]. Distribution : Myanmar (Kayah State–Dawna Range), N. & P.Thailand.

[ THAILAND ]
Poritia karennia: Kimura,1998 : 32–33, 38, figs.31,♂(Up),32,♂(Un). (Chiang Dao)
Poritia karennia: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 528. (Omkoi; Chiang Dao) (partim)
Poritia karennia: Ek-Amnuay et al.,2007 : 4, fig.N8[L8],♂. (Ranong: Muang Shone)
Poritia karennia: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 538, pl.242, figs.L38,♂,♂(Un). (Omkoi; Chiang Dao; Ranong)
Poritia karennia: Kimura et al.,2014 : 30, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Doi Chiang Dao)
Poritia karennia: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Ranong) (accessed: 2024.02.15)

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 5♂ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).

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The butterfly is locally not uncommon in forests at moderate elevations (500–900 m a.s.l.). Males are territorial on trees.
Some individuals that occur during the dry season have an orange patch on the UpF.

Evans, W.H, 1921. Notes on Indian butterflies.
Journal of the Bombay natural History Society, 28(1): 30-40.

Corbet, A.S, 1940. A revision of the Malayan species of Poritiinae. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Proceedings of the royal entomological Society of London, 90(11): 337–350, pl. 1.

♂ (dsf, var., territorial behaviour), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)
♂ (wsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.05.12 - 2026.04.30.