♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Tak, Thailand.

ON : Deudorix schistacea Moore, 1879 OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879(1):140. TL : Calcutta. Distribution : Sri Lanka, S.India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan, S.China. ● ssp.schistacea ● ssp.chozeba

[ THAILAND ]
Rapala schistacea ; Godfrey,1916 : 140. (Chonburi: Sriracha; Pak Jong; Prae: Me Song forest)
Rapala schistacea ; Godfrey,1927 : 126. (N)
Rapala schistacea ; Godfrey,1930 : 350. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chonburi: Sriracha)
Rapala manea schistacea ; Pinratana,1981 : 150, pl.28, figs.5,♂,6,♀,7,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Uthai Thani) (in part)
Rapala manea schistacea ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 260, fig.169,♂. (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep)
Rapala manea schistacea ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 40. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak; Ubon Ratchathani: Nam Tok Soi Sawan)
Rapala manea schistacea ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 56. (Mukdahan: Phu Hin Khan)
Rapala dieneces dieneces ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.325, figs.L412,♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Rapala manea schistacea ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 714, pl.326, figs.L416a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Mae Sariang)
Rapala refulgens ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.326, figs.L417,♂,♂(Un). (in part)
Rapala manea schistacea ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 760, pl.349, figs.L438a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Mae Sariang)
Rapala manea schistacea ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 140, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Suthep; Khun Lao V; Phu Khiewo; Thoen; Nakohn Nayork; Wan Nam Khiewo; Phu Pha Taep; Pliewn WF; Mae Sohd; Kaeng Krachan)
Rapala manea schistacea ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Phitsanulok; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2023.10.22)

[ LAOS ]
Rapala manea schistacea ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 77, pl.109, figs.A1,♂(Un),A2,♀(Un). (no data.)
Rapala manea schistacea ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 219. pl.128, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Lak Sao; Vang Vieng)
Rapala manea schistacea ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 56.
Rapala manea schistacea ; Onodera,2022 : 98, pl.232, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Keng Sa Dec; Savannakhet)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Rapala manea schistacea ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 124. (Koh Kong; Mondulkiri; Pursat; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Rapala manea schistacea ; Ikeda et al.,2001 : 55, figs.5:16,♀,17,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Rapala manea ; Vu,2003 : 58. (Phu Quoc)
Rapala manea schistacea ; Luong et al.,2004 : 12, 82, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Rapala manea schistacea ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,[2007] : 68, fig.L-144,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Rapala manea schistacea ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 28, fig.L-144,♀. (Lam Dong: Madagui)
Rapala manea schistacea ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 69. (N: Bac Can / C: Quang Binh / S: Dong Nai)
Rapala manea schistacea ; Saito et al.,2017 : 79. (S: Nui Coto)

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂ 2♀.

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Chiang Mai : 10♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).

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Nan : 1♂ 1♀.

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Phitsanulok : 1♂ (photo by T.Laola).

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Tak : 3♂ 2♀.

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 1200m). Males are territorial on shrubs or trees at hilltops.

Rapala manea ♂	Rapala scintilla ♂
UpF & UpH deep purple-shot in a side light	UpH deep purple-shot in a side light

Moore, F.,1879 : Descriptions of new Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879(1):136-144.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.21 - 2023.10.31.