♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chaiyaphum, Thailand.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♀, Champasak, Laos.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand.

ON : Lycaena ardates Moore, 1875 OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(4):574-575, pl.67, fig.1,♂. TL : Parl and Pooneh, Cashmere, [NW.India]. (NHML) Distribution : Sri Lanka, S.India to Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Yunnan. ● ssp.ardates ● ssp.superdates

Nacaduba kodi Evans, 1910 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 20(2):387. TL. Palni Hills, [S.India]. (NHML)

[ THAILAND ]
Nacaduba nora ; Godfrey,1930 : 323. (Thailand)
Prosotas nora nora ; Pinratana,1981 : 65, pl.10, figs.22,♂,23,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi; Kanchanaburi; Lampang; Nakhon Nayok)
Prosotas nora nora ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 257, fig.184,♂(Un). (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep)
Prosotas nora nora ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 35. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Huay Sing; Ban Na Lak; Ban Gok Tum; Ubon Ratchathani: Ban Na Pho Krang)
Prosotas nora nora ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 54. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi; Phu Pung)
Prosotas nora nora ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 66, fig.82,♂. (Umphang: Tha Sai; Umphang)
Prosotas nora nora ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 584, pl.265, figs.L143a♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Trat; Phrae; Chiang Mai)
Prosotas nora ardates ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 608, pl.275, figs.L168a♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Trat; Phrae; Chiang Mai)
Prosotas nora nora ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Prosotas nora ardates ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 162, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Maethro; Khun Lao Village; Phu Kradung; Phu Khiewo; Nakohn Nayok; Kao Soi Dao; Kratchin WF; Kao Khiewo; Bangkok; Doi Musso; Sai Yok Noi; Kanchanaburi; Kaeng Krachan)
Prosotas nora ardates ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2023.05.07)

[ LAOS ]
Nacaduba nora superdates ; Shirôzu & Saigusa,1962 : 70-71, pl.12, figs.89,♂,90,♂(Un), Textfig.33,♂genitalia. (Thakhek)
Prosotas nora nora ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 72, pl.103, figs.B1,♂,B2,♂(Un). (Luang Prabang; Vang Vieng; Phatong)
Prosotas nora nora ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 215, pl.111, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Phong Saly; Boun Neua)
Prosotas nora nora ardates ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 52.
Prosotas nora nora ardates ; Suwa et al.,2013 : 26, fig.21,♂(Un). (Thabok; Nahin; Vang Vieng)
Prosotas nora nora ; Suwa et al.,2019 : 30. (Savannakhet; Nam Kat; Thana)
Prosotas nora nora ardates ; Onodera,2022 : 82, pl.212, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Oudomxai; Champasak: Dong Huasao)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Prosotas nora ; Onodera,2007 : fig.85,♂.
Prosotas nora ardates ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Prosotas nora ardates ; Kosterin,2020 : 322, fig.16(Un). (Stueng Treng)
Prosotas sp. ; Kosterin,2020 : 322-323, figs.17(Un),18,♂. (Stueng Treng) (in part)
Prosotas nora ardates ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 121. (Koh Kong; Phnom Penh; Pursat; Siem Reap; Stueng Treng)

[ VIETNAM ]
Nacaduba ardates ; Lemée,1950 : 19. (Hagiang; Backan)
Nacaduba nora ardates ; Metaye,1957 : 90. (no loc.)
Prosotas nora nora ; Ikeda et al.,2001 : 51, figs.3:15,♂,16,♂(Un),7:25(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Prosotas nora ; Vu,2003 : 58. (Phu Quoc)
Prosotas nora ardates ; Luong et al.,2004 : 10, 77, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Prosotas nora ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Phong Dien)
Prosotas nora ardates ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 57, figs.L-60,♂,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Gung Re; Madagui; Dong Nai: Thac Mai; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Prosotas pia marginata ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : figs.L-61,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri) (in part)
Prosotas nora ardates ; Nihira,2009 : 101. (Phu Quoc)
Prosotas nora airdates [sic] ; Saito et al.,2017 : 79. (S: Nui Cam; Nui Coto; Nui Ket)
Prosotas nora ardates ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 54. (N / C / S)

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Chiang Mai : 24♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).

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Uttaradit : 1♂ (photo).

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The butterfly is very common in montane and secondary forests at low to high elevation (Alt. 150 - 1600m). Both sexes visit flowers. Males are territorial on trees or shrubs and frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Moore, F.,1875 : Descriptions of New Asiatic Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(4):565-579, pls.66,67.

Evans, W.H.,1910 : A list of the butterflies of the Palni Hills with the descriptions of two new species.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 20(2):380-391.

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.

♂, Uttaradit, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ (right) with P.dubiosa (left), Lampang, Thailand.	♂ with P.dubiosa and P.aluta, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.11 - 2024.04.30.