♂ (ws), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀ (ds), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ (ds), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀ (ds), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Hesperia isocrates Fabricius,1793 OD : Ent. syst. 3(1):266-267. TL : India. Distribution : Sri Lanka, Nepal, India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Hesperia pann Fabricius, 1793 : Ent. syst. 3(1):276. TL. India.

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Virachola isocrates ; Godfrey,1932b : 330. (Petchaburi: Tung Luan)
Virachola isocrates ; Pinratana,1981 : 145, pl.26, figs.6,♀,7,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Prachuap Khiri Khan)
Virachola isocrates ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 259, fig.166,♀. (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep)
Virachola isocrates ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 40. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak)
Virachola isocrates ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 56. (Mukdahan: Phu Hin Khan)
Virachola isocrates ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 706, pl.323, figs.L399,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Taphan Hin WF.)
Virachola isocrates ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 750, pl.344, figs.L420,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Trat: Taphan Hin WF.)
Virachola isocrates ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 133, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Phu Hin Khan; Phu Pha Taep)
Virachola isocrates ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2022- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Sa Kaeo; Suphan Buri; Chumphon) (accessed: 2023.09.02)

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Virachola isocrates ; Nakamura et al.,2009 : 25, figs.6,♂,♂(Un). (Xieng Khouang)
Virachola isocrates ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 55, pl.23, figs.Ly-260,♂,♂(Un). (Xieng Khouang: Muang Kham)

[ VIETNAM ]
Virachola isocrates ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 68. (C: Ninh Thuan)

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 12♂ 3♀ (incl. photo & photo by A.Giudici).

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Nakhon Ratchasima: 1♂ 2♀ (photo by T.Sando).

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Sa kaeo : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).

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The butterfly is locally not rare in dry forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 250 - 900m) and is frequently found at hilltops. Males are territorial on canopies and are often found sympatrically with Virachola perse, but this species is generally less common than perse. Examples of dry season males tend to have an obscure orange patch on the UpF.
It is possible that the Indian and Indochinese populations may be different taxa. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Fabricius, J.C.,1793 : Entomologia systematica emedata et aucta. secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus.
3(1): [iv] + 488 pp. Copenhagen. C.G.Proft.

♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Lampang, Thailand. (photo by T.Laola)	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.21 - 2024.01.31.