♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀ (bred), Yala, Thailand.
♂, Trang, Thailand.		♀ (bred), Yala, Thailand.
♂ (var.), Yala, Thailand.		♂, Trang, Thailand.
♂, Surat Thani, Thailand.		♀, Surat Thani, Thailand.
♂, Surat Thani, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Myrina marciana Hewitson, 1863 OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1(1): 34, pl.12, figs.12, 13,♀; pl.16, fig.44,♂. TL : 'Sumatra and Sarawak, [Borneo]'. Distribution : P.Thailand (South from Ranong), W.Malaysia, Tioman, {Singapore}, Sumatra, Borneo, Karimata. ● ssp.maia ● ssp. ● ssp.sarupa ● ssp.marciana

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Thamala miniata ; Pendlebury,1923 : 46. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang)
Thamala marciana ; Pendlebury,1923 : 46. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram)
Thamala marciana ; Godfrey,1930 : 346. (Surat Thani: Khao Poata) (in part)
Thamala miniata ; Godfrey,1930 : 345. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang)
Thamala marciana ; Godfrey,1930 : 346. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram) (in part)
Thamala miniata ; Godfrey,1932a : 273. (P)
Thamala marciana ; Godfrey,1932a : 273. (P)
Thamala marciana sarupa ; Pinratana,1981 : 120, pl.21, figs.16,♂,17,♀. (Ranong; Trang) (in part)
Thamala marciana sarupa ; Seki,1986 : 19, fig.46. (Ranong)
Thamala marciana sarupa ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 668, pl.305, figs.L321c♂,♂,♂,♂(Un) ;pl.306, figs.L321c♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Trang)
Thamala marciana marciana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 670, pl.306, figs.L321d♂,♂(Un),♀(Malaysia),♀(Malaysia,Un). (Yala)
Thamala marciana sarupa ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 706, pl.323, figs.L345b♂,♂,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong; Trang)
Thamala marciana marciana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 708, pl.323, figs.L345c♂,♂(Un),♀(Malaysia),♀(Malaysia,Un). (Yala)
Thamala marciana sarupa ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 101, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong Hot Spring; Muang Shone; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong)
Thamala marciana marciana ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 101. (by literature)
Thamala marciana sarupa ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 197, figs.Abb.L-366-369. (Phang Nga)
Thamala marciana marciana ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Yala) (accessed: 2024.06.08)

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Ranong : 2♂ 4♀.

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Surat Thani : 4♂ 2♀.

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Krabi : 1♂ (genitalia dissected).

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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂. (photo).

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Trang : 4♂.

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Yala : 10♂ 6♀ (incl. photo & photo by S.Atdhabhan) (2♂ genitalia dissected).

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 100 - 300m). Males are territorial on shrubs.
The markings of male and female UpF are highly variable. The females from Yala show a tendency for reduced red patches on the UpF. I provisionally treat the populations from Ranong and southwards as the nominotypical subspecies.
A dark form that somewhat looks like Thamala moultoni occurs very occasionally in Yala. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Hewitson, W.C.,1863 : Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Part I. Lycaenidae.
1(1): 1-37 [sic], pls.1-16 (6.Jul.1863), London, John Van Voorst.

♂, Yala, Thailand.	♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)	♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
♂ (var., territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.	♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.	♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2009.11.20 - 2024.07.31.