♀, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Catapaecilma subochrea evansi Pendlebury, 1933 OD : J. Fed. Malay St. Mus. 17(2): 401. TL : "Klang Gates, Selangor," [Klang Gates, Selangor, W.Malaysia]. Distribution : SE.Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, W.Malaysia. ● ssp.evansi ● ssp.suparuckae

[ THAILAND ]
Catapaecilma evansi evansi ; Saito & Inayoshi,2023 : 10-11. (Sa Kaeo)

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Catapaecilma evansi suparuckae ; Uehara & Masui,2024 : 5-6, figs.4A♂,4B♂(Un). (Bun Neua to Oudomxay)

[ VIETNAM ]
Catapaecilma evansi evansi ; Kishi,2018 : 48, figs.4,♀,4v♀(Un). (Lam Dong)
Catapaecilma evansi evansi ; Saito & Inayoshi,2023 : 10-11, figs.24,♀,24v♀(Un),25,♂(Un). (Lam Dong; Kien Giang: Phu Quoc)

[ THAILAND ]
Sa Kaeo : 1♂ (photo in nature, examined).

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The butterfly is rare in montane forests at low elevations.
A photo was taken in nature by an anonymous photographer at Sa Kaeo, S.E. Thailand in May 2019. The photo is rather unclear, but it is definitely Catapaecilma evansi. Based on its distribution, it is most likely to be this taxon.
Furthermore, the specimen from Laos recorded by Uehara & Masui (2024) as ssp.suparuckae appears to be more closely related to the nominotypical subspecies. Further taxonomic and distributional studies are needed.

Pendlebury, H.M.,1933 : Notes and new Records of Butterflies from the Malay Peninsula.
J. Fed. Malay St. Mus. 17(2): 377-401.

Eliot, J.N.,1973 : More revisional Notes on oriental Butterflies.
Entomologist 106(1316): 1-15, 10figs.

Kishi, K.,2018 : New records of Lycaenidae in Vietnam.
Butterflies 78: 48-49.

Saito, K., & Inayoshi, Y.,2023 : Notes on Catapaecilma evansi Pendlebury, 1933 and Catapaecilma subochrea Elwes, 1893.
Butterflies 91: 6-17.

2019.10.31 - 2024.12.31.