♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Nan, Thailand.		♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♂, Trat, Thailand.
♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Melanitis patna Westwood, 1851 OD : Gen. diurn. Lep. 2:405, pl.68, fig.2,♀. TL : East India. (NHML) Distribution : India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam. ● ssp.patna ● ssp.

Melanyias patnoides Moore, 1893 : Lep. Ind. 2(19):163, pl.141, figs.2,♂,2a♂(Un). TL. Kathapa, "Burma" [Myanmar]. (NHML)
Elymnias patna stictica Fruhstorfer, 1902 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 14(2):271. TL. Than-Moi, "Nordtonkin" [N.Vietnam]. (NHML)

patna ; ♀, Type (red), Rh5055, Shilet. (NHML, examined)
patnoides ; ♂, Cotype (yellow), Rh5056, Mar-Apr.1890. East Pegu, 4000ft. Doherty. Elwes Coll. (NHML, examined)
stictica ; 1♂ 1♀, Type (red), Juni-Juli. Than-Moi, Tonkin. Fruhstorfer. (NHML, examined)

[ THAILAND ]
Elymnias patna patna ; Godfrey,1927 : 122. (N)
Elymnias patna patna ; Godfrey,1930 : 255. (Chiang Rai)
Elymnias patna patna ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 72. (Chanthaburi: Khao Sabap)
Elymnias patna patnoides ; Pinratana,1988 : 9, pl.5, fig.8a♂. (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi)
Elymnias patna patna ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 228, pl.87, figs.S8a♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Elymnias patna patna ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 230, pl.87, figs.S8b♂,♂(Un). (Chanthaburi; Doi Phu Kha)
Elymnias patna patnoides ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 230, pl.87, figs.N44a♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Elymnias patna patna ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 230, pl.87, figs.N44b♂,♂(Un). (Chanthaburi; Doi Phu Kha)
Elymnias patna patna ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs, Early Stages. (Phetchabun; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2024.05.06)
Elymnias patna patnoides ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 163, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Doi Suthep)
Elymnias patna stictica ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 163-164, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khao Yai; Pon Nam Ron)

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Elymnias patna patna ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 210, pl.87, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Lak Sao)
Elymnias patna patna ; Uémura,2003 : 1, fig.5 map.
Elymnias patna patna ; Uémura,2011 : 1. (C: Nahin Pass; Nakhai to Lak Sao 20km)
Elymnias patna patna ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 48.
Elymnias patna stictica ; Onodera,2022 : 53, pl.156, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Khammouan: Nahin)

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Elymnias patna patna ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 128. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Elymnias patna patna ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 115. (Koh Kong; Pursat)

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Elymnias patna patna ; Fruhstorfer,1911 : 374. (Tonkin)
Elymnias patna ; Vitalis,1919 : 224. (Tonkin)
Elymnias stictica ; Vitalis,1919 : 224. (Tonkin)
Elymnias patna f. stictica ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 31. (Tonkin)
Elymnias patna patna ; Metaye,1957 : 104. (N)
Elymnias patna patna ; Luong et al.,2004 : 3, 44, figs.♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Elymnias patna patna ; Ikeda et al.,1999 : 53, figs.4:9,♂,10,♂(Un),11,♀, fig.9:20(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Elymnias patna patna ; Monastyrskii,2005 : 13-14, pl.3, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un). (N: Ba Be; Cuc Phuoug; Tam Dao / C: Xuan Lien; Pu Mat; Vu Quang; Phon Dien; Phong Nha; Kon Ka Kinh; Kon Plong; Ngoc Linh; Cat Tien / S: Da Teh)
Elymnias patna patna ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006c : 28, figs.S-5,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Gung Re)
Elymnias patna patna ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 40. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)

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Chiang Mai : 9♂ 1♀.

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Phetchabun : 3♂ (photo).

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Chaiyaphum : 1♂ (photo).

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Kanchanaburi : 2♂.

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Nakhon Nayok : 3♂ 2♀ (photo by M.Hayashi & S.Sophonviwatkul).

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Chanthaburi : 7♂.

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Trat (Koh Chang dist.) : 1♂.

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

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Ha Giang : 1♂.

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Vinh Phuc : 1♂.

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Lam Dong : 5♂ 1♀.

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 50 - 1600m). In flight, it mimics Euploea mulciber (Danainae) very well.

Westwood, J.O.,1850-1852 : In Doubleday et al., The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera.
vol.2 : ii + pp.251-534, pls.31-80,54. London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.

Moore, F.,1890-1892 : Lepidoptera Indica. vol.I. Rhopalocera, Family Nymphalidae.
1:1-192, 1890 ; 193-176, 1891 ; 177-310, 1892. L.Reeve & Co., London.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1902 : Neue und seltene Lepidopteren aus Annam und Tonkin und dem malayischen Archipel.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 14(2):265-276, pl.5.

Wei, C.H., Lohman, D., Peggie, D. & Yen, S.H.,2017 : An illustrated checklist of the genus Elymnias Hübner, 1818 (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae).
Zookeys 676:47-152.

Lang, S.Y.,2022 : The Nymphalidae of China (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera), Part 3.
376 pp, 40 col. ps, 26 pls with 322 b/w photos; 280+ b/w distribution maps. Tshikolovets Publications.

♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.	♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)
♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand.	♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)

1998.12.09 - 2024.05.31.