Tongeia ion ssp.  

Tongeia ion ssp. ♂ Up. Tongeia ion ssp. ♂ Un. Tongeia ion ssp. ♀ Up. Tongeia ion ssp. ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Tongeia ion ssp. ♂ Up. Tongeia ion ssp. ♂ Un. Tongeia ion ssp. ♂ Up. Tongeia ion ssp. ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Tongeia ion ssp.
OD :
TL :
Distribution : N.Thailand (Chiang Mai Prov.), Laos.
Tongeia ion ssp. map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Shijima moorei  ssp. ; Pinratana,1981 : 48, 164, pl.7, figs.21,♂,22,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Tongeia ion ; Morishita,1994 : 123, fig.7,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep)
Tongeia ion ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 560, pl.253, fig.L77,♂(Un). (no loc.)
Tongeia ion ssp. ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 578, pl.262, figs.L102,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Dao)
Tongeia ion ion ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 184. (by literature)
Tongeia ion ion ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.02.02)

[ LAOS ]
Tongeia ion ssp. ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51, pl.14, fig.Ly-31,♂,♂(Un). (Xaisomboune near Phou Bia)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 11♂ 1♀ (incl. photo & photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
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Notes

This is a quite localized species, however it is not rare in its habitats. The butterfly is found in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 500m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
The population from northern Thailand has rather large black spots and obscure submarginal markings on the UnF compared to other taxa. Further taxonomic and distributional studies are needed.


Tongeia ion ssp. ♂ Tongeia ion ssp. ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Tongeia ion ssp. ♂ Tongeia ion ssp. ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.06.24 - 2023.02.28.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.