♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂ genitalia, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand.

ON : Nacaduba nabo swatipa Corbet, 1938 OD : Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 87(5):132-133, pl.1, figs.35,♂,27,♀. TL : Selangor, Malay Pen. (NHML) Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Borneo, Sumatra, Simeulue. ● ssp.nabo ● ssp.swatipa

Holotype ♂, 20.May.1928. Ampang Forest Reserve, Selangor, Malay Peninsula. A.S.Corbet
Allotype ♀, 17.Jan.1930. Bukit Tangga, Negri Sembilan, Malay Leninsula. W.H.Evans (NHML)

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Nacaduba hermus swatipa ; Pinratana,1981 : 61. not fig. (Ranong; Songkhla; Yala)
Nacaduba hermus swatipa ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 602, not fig. (Ranong; Yala) (in part)
Nacaduba hermus swatipa ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 158, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Shone; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Than To WF.)

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 3♂ 2♀.

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Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂.

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The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at low elevation (Alt. 50 - 450m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
It is indistinguishable from allied species by the underside markings. The color on the upperside or the male genitalia need to be examined.

Corbet, A.S.,1938 : A Revision of the Malayan species of the Nacaduba group of Genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 87(5):125-146, pl.1.

Tite, G.E.,1963 : A Synonymic List of the Genus Nacaduba and Allied Genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13(4):69-116, 91 tf, 2 pls. London.

♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.11 - 2021.08.31.