♂, Lampang, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Lampang, Thailand.		♀, Nan, Thailand.

ON : Myrina massyla Hewitson, [1869] OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1:Suppl.:7, 2:Suppl.:pl,3, figs.87,88. TL : Cherra Punji. Distribution : Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam to Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

[ THAILAND ]
Mota massyla ; Pinratana,1981 : 107, pl.19, fig.1(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Mota massyla ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 656, pl.299, figs.L299,♂[♀],♂[♀](Un),♀,♀(Un). (Umphang; Kanchanaburi)
Mota massyla ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 692, pl.316, figs.L323,♂[♀],♂[♀](Un),♀,♀(Un). (Umphang; Kanchanaburi)
Mota massyla ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 90. (by literature)
Mota massyla ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun) (accessed: 2023.04.19)

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Mota massyla ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,[2007] : 61, fig.L-100,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Mota massyla ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 63. (by literature)

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♂ 2♀ (incl. photo & photo by A.Giudici).

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Lampang : 12♂ 1♀ (incl. photo & photo by M.Hayashi).

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 550 - 1600m). Males are territorial on trees or shrubs.

Hewitson, W.C.,[1863]-[1878] : Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae.
London, van Vorst. x+229pp. and 14a-14h, Suppl. 1-47; pls. (108, numbered;)
1-85, 88-92, 3a,3b,3c, Suppl.I-VII, Ia, Ib, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, Va, Vb. In 8 parts.

♂ (territorial behavior), Lampang, Thailand.	♀, Lampang, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)
♂ (territorial behavior), Lampang, Thailand.
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Lampang, Thailand.
♂ (territorial behavior), Lampang, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behavior), Lampang, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2024.03.30.