♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♀ (bred), Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by Sophonviwatkul)

ON : Iolaus ister Hewitson,[1865] OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1:43-44, 2:pl.19, figs.15,♂(Un) nec '♀',16,♂ nec '♀'. TL : India. Distribution : Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam. ● ssp.ister ● ssp.tussius

[ THAILAND ]
Tajuria ister ister ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 116, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Tha Ton; Doi Inthanon)
Tajuria ister ister ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig., Early Stages. (Nakhon Nayok) (accessed: 2024.02.19)

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Tajuria ister ister ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 218, pl.125, figs.♂,♀. (Xam Neua; Thakhek)
Tajuria ister ister ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 55.

[ VIETNAM ]
Tajuria ister ister ; Luong et al.,2004 : 11, 81, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Tajuria ister ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 44. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; Phong Dien)
Tajuria ister ister ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 67. (N: Ninh Binh / C: Thua Thien Hue)

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♂ 1♀.

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The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 700 - 1400m). Males are territorial on trees at hilltops.

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.

Corbet, A.S.,1940 : A revision of the Malayan species of Tajuria Mre. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 90(5):107-120, 27 figs, pl.1.

♂ (territorial behavior), ChiangMai, Thailand.

2006.02.06 - 2024.02.29.