♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Surat Thani, Thailand.
♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Neocheritra gama Distant, 1886 OD : Rhop. malayana : 462, text-fig,128. TL : Penang, "Malay Peninsula" [W.Malaysia]. Distribution : P.Thailand (Surat Thani and Southward), W.Malaysia, {Singapore}. ● ssp.maga ● ssp.gama

Holotype ♀, "Panang" [Penang]. designated by Takanami,1986. (MfN) ; Takanami,1989 : 32, figs.A67a♀, 67b♀(Un).

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Mantoides gama gama ; Pinratana,1981 : 135, pl.21, fig.14,♂(Un) ; pl.36, figs.8,♀(Un),11,♀. (Trang)
Mantoides gama gama ; Ek-Amnuay et al.,2007 : 5, fig.L375,♀. (Surat Thani: Khao Poata)
Mantoides gama gama ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 738, pl.338, figs.L397,♀,♀(Un). (Trang; Surat Thani)
Mantoides gama gama ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 122. (by literature)
Mantoides gama gama ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Yala) (accessed: 2022.09.03)

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 800 - 1200m) and is frequently found at hilltops. Males are territorial on trees and often settle on tree trunks.

Distant, W.L.,1882-1886 : Rhopalocera Malayana : a Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
London, Author, Penang, Logan : xvi+482+[4]pp, 46 pls.

Takanami, Y.,1989 : On Some Type Specimens of Lycaenidae from South East Asia (Lepidoptera).
Tyô to Ga 40(1):23-80.

♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.
♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.

1999.07.19 - 2024.11.30.