♂ (dsf), Nan, Thailand.		♀ (dsf), Nan, Thailand.
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀ (dsf), Nan, Thailand.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

ON : Melanitis phedima ganapati Fruhstorfer, 1908 OD : Ent. Zeit. 22(20): 80. TL : 'Tonkin [N.Vietnam]; Annam [C.Vietnam]; Tenasserim [Tanintharyi, Myanmar]'. Distribution : Myanmar, S.Yunnan, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam. ● ssp.ganapati ● ssp.abdullae

Melanitis phedima ganapati regenform aswina Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zeit. 22(20): 80, fig.(♂genitalia); TL: 'Tonkin [N.Vietnam]; Annam [C.Vietnam]; Tenasserim [Tanintharyi, Myanmar]'.

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Melanitis phedima ganapati: Godfrey,1927 : 122. (N)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Godfrey,1930 : 254. (Prae: Me Song forest; Kambengpet)
Melanitis phedima aswina: Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 71-72. (Koon Tarn)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Pinratana,1988 : 6, pl.1, figs.2a♀(dsf),♂(wsf.Un). (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Rayong)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 21, fig.56,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak; Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Hin Dang)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 67, fig.108,♂. (Umphang: Tha-Sai; Umphang)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 222, pl.83, figs.S2a♂(wsf),♂(wsf.Un),♀[♂],♀[♂](Un), pl.84,[ fig.S3a, ♀(dsf),♀(dsf,Un)]. (Chanthaburi)
Melanitis zitenius zitenius: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.84, figs.S3a ♀(dsf),♀(dsf,Un). (partim)
Melanitis zitenius auletes: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.84, figs.S3b ♀(dsf),♀(dsf,Un). (partim)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 222, pl.83, figs.N38a♂(wsf),♂(wsf.Un),♂(dsf),♂(dsf,Un),♀(dsf),♀(dsf,Un). (Chanthaburi)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Kimura et al.,2016 : 157, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Par Hom Pok; Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Maethro; Khun Lao Villege; Phu Khiewo; Kao Yai; Nakohn Nayok; Wang Keo; Pliewn WF; Kratching WF; Kao Saverb; Kao Soi Dao; Kaper WF)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2019– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun; Nakhon Nayok) (accessed: 2024.05.06)
Melanitis phedima: Chueamueangphan et al.,2025 : 209. (Phayao: Mae Puem N.P.)

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Melanitis phedima ganapati: Motono & Negishi,1989 : 63, pl.80, figs.5,♂,6,♂(Un),7,♀,8,♀(Un). (Vang Vieng; Nam Khane; Tha Ngone)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Osada et al.,1999 : 210, pl.85, figs.♂(Un),♂(dsf,Un),♂,♀,♂,♀(dsf). (Thakhek; Nam Dhua; Nong Het; Lak Sao; Boung Kuang; Luang Phrabang)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Uémura,2003 : 1, fig.3,map.
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 44. (Namdhua; Thakhek; Laksao)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Uémura,2006 : 1, fig.2,map. (Ban Saleui)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Nakamura & Wakahara,2008b : 54,56, figs.12,♀,♀(Un). (Attapeu: Attapeu; Ban Sansai; Katamtok; Champasak: Tad Yuang)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Uémura,2011 : 1. (C: Phon Si)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 47.
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Onodera,2022 : 53, pl.155, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un), pl.156, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Phon Si; Vientiane: Vang Vieng; Luang Phabang: Thapen)

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Melanitis phedima ganapati: Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 115, fig.1C. (Stueng Treng)

[ VIETNAM ]
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Fruhstorfer,1911 : 363. (Tonkin; Annam)
Melanitis phedima ganapati f. aswina: Fruhstorfer,1911 : 363. (Tonkin: Than Moi; Chiem Hoa)
Melanitis ganapati: Vitalis,1919 : 224. (Tonkin)
Melanitis aswina: Vitalis,1919 : 224. (Tonkin)
Melanitis phedima f. ganapati: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 31. (Annam; Tonkin)
Melanitis phedima f. aswina: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 31. (Annam; Tonkin)
Melanitis phedima ganapati f.hib. ganapati: Metaye,1957 : 104. (N; C)
Melanitis phedima ganapati f.aest. aswina: Metaye,1957 : 104. (N; C)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Ikeda et al.,1999 : 53, figs.4:3,♂,4,♂(Un), fig.9:17(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Melanitis phedima: Vu,2003 : 57. (Phu Quoc)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Luong et al.,2004 : 3, 43, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Monastyrskii,2005 : 23, pl.1, figs.2a♂(wsf),2b♂(wsf.Un),2c♂(dsf),2d♀(dsf),2e♀(dsf.Un) (N: Muong Nhe; Na Hang; Tam Dao; Ba Be; Ba Vi; Cuc Phuong; C: Pu Hoat; Pu Mat; Phong Nha; Kon Cha Rang; Ngoc Linh; Kon Ka Kinh; S: Cat Tien; La Nga; Nghia Trung)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Miyazaki et al.,2006c : 28, figs.S-2,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 20. (N; C; S)
Melanitis phedima ganapati: Saito et al.,2021 : 462. (Phu Quoc)

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Mae Hong Son : 3♂ (incl. photo).

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Chiang Mai : 5♂ (incl. photo).

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Phongsaly : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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Bolikhamxai : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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Vientiane : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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The butterfly is common in forests at low to high elevations (300 - 1,800 m a.s.l.).

Fruhstorfer, H.,1908 : Monographische revision der Gattung Melanitis.
Ent. Zeit. 22(20): 80. (15.Aug.1908)

♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1998.12.04 - 2026.03.31.