♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Saletara distanti Butler, 1898 OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7)2: 400. TL : 'Malacca [W.Malaysia]; Singapore; Sumatra; Borneo'. Distribution : P.Thailand (south of Ranong), W.Malaysia, Tioman, Aur, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo.

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Saletara liberia distanti ; Pinratana,1983 : 21, pl.16, figs.36,♂,♀. (Ranong; Phang Nga; Trang; Yala)
Cepora nadina nadina ; RDPB & DNP,2006–2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.♂. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.31 ; accessed: 2024.04.11)
Saletara panda distanti ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 158, pl.51, figs.Pi38,♂,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong: Khlong Nakha; Than To)
Saletara panda distanti ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 155, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Saletara panda distanti ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 158, pl.51, figs.Pi38,♂,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Naka; Than To)
Saletara panda distanti ; Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chumphon; Ranong; Yala) (accessed: 2024.04.13)
Saletara panda distanti ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 197, figs.Abb.Pi-070-071. (Phang Nga)

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Ranong : 10♂ 3♀.

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Yala : 8♂ (incl. photo and photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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The butterfly is locally not uncommon in forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 600m). Males are frequently observed mud-puddling along stream banks and at puddles.

Zhang et al. (2021) treated Saletara as a subgenus of Catophaga. However, as no comprehensive analysis of the genus Appias (including Catophaga and Saletara) has yet been conducted, Saletara is treated as an independent genus here, as previously.

Butler, A.G.,1898 : On the Pierine Butterflies of the Genus "Catophaga".
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7)2: 392-401, 458-467.

Zhang, J., Cong, Q., Shen, J., Opler, P.A. & Grishin, N.V.,2021 : Genomics-guided refinement of butterfly taxonomy.
Taxon. Rep. Int. Lep. Survey 9(3): 1-54.

♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)	♂, Yala, Thailand.

1996.10.31 - 2024.09.30.