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

ON : Spindasis masaeae Seki, 2000 OD : Butterflies 25:23, figs.1(HT,♂), 2(HT,♂Un), 3(♂ genitalia) TL : Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, N.Thailand. Distribution : N.Thailand.

Holotype ♂, 21.Mar.1995. Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, alt.1000m, N.Thailand. K.Ohoka leg. (in coll. Seki)
Prartype 1♂, 21.Mar.1995. Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, alt.1000m, N.Thailand. K.Ohoka leg. (in coll. Ohoka)

[ THAILAND ]
Spindasis masaeae ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 598, pl.270, figs.L181,♂,♂(Un). (Doi Suthep)
Cigaritis masaeae ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 626, pl.284, figs.L206,♂,♂(Un). (Doi Suthep)
Spindasis masaeae ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 149. (by literature)
Spindasis masaeae ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.05.31)

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

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The butterfly is locally uncommon in montane forest at moderate elevations. Males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water and are territorial on shrubs or undergrowth at forest edges.
Other habitats would be found in different province in N. Thailand and Laos in the future

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Nan, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

Seki, Y.,2000 : A new species of Genus Spindasis from Northern Thailand (Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae)
Butterflies 25:23.

Zhang, J., Cong, Q., Shen, J., Song. L. & Grishin, N.V.,2023 : Butterfly classification and species discovery using genomics
Taxon. Rep. Int. Lep. Survey 11(3):1-93.

2009.11.10 - 2024.08.31.