♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Holotype		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Paratype
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Paratype		♂, Xieng Khouang, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera)

ON : Celastrina hersilia sudjaii Saito & Inayoshi, 2018 OD : Butterflies 79:34, figs.60(HT,♂),61(PT,♀). TL : Doi Pomeun, Chiang Mai, N.Thailand. (♂, RIEB) Distribution : N.Thailand, Laos.

Holotype ♂, 25.Feb.2013. Doi Pomeun, Chiang Mai, N.Thailand. P.Sukkit. (RIEB, examined.)
Paratypes : Same locality as Holotype. 8♂ 1♀ (THNHM ; in coll. K.Saito ; Y.Inayoshi, examined.)

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Celastrina hersilia sudjaii ; Onodera,2022 : 76, pl.207, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Xieng Khouang: Phou Samsoum)

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Chiang Mai : 12♂ 1♀ (incl.type series and photo).

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Xieng Khouang : Phou Samsoum. 2018.03.30. 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at high elevations (Alt. 1600 - 2200m) and to have a single generation per year. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
A male specimen was caught in Xieng Khouang, Laos by Mr.Hiroaki Onodera and is the first record from Laos. It seems to belong to this taxon.
In Saito & Inayoshi,2018, the specimen illustrated as Celastrina hersilia evansi is a misidentification of the close species Celastrina sugitanii lenzeni.

Saito, K. & Inayoshi, Y.,2018 : New Taxa and new records of butterflies from Indochina.
Butterflies 79:28-57.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2020.12.31 - 2023.03.31.