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

ON : Lethe chandica namura Fruhstorfer, 1911 OD : in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 9:321. TL : Padang'sches Bovenland, West-Sumatra. Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), W.Malaysia, Sumatra. ● ssp.chandica ● ssp.suvarna ● ssp.namura

[ THAILAND ]
Lethe chandica namura ; Pinratana,1988 : 13, pl.13, fig.25b♂. (Ranong)
Lethe chandica chandica ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 246. (Ranong) (in part)
Lethe chandica namura ; Uémura,2010 : 3.
Lethe chandica chandica ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 246. (Ranong) (in part)
Lethe chandica namura ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.06.30)

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 2♂ 1♀.

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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).

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Yala : 2♂.

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 550m).
The difference from ssp.chandica is not so clear. There is a highly individual and seasonal variation in ssp.chandica, and ssp.namura might be included in it. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1911 : 4. Familie: Satyridae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
313-328. (25.Apr.1911)

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2018.10.31 - 2023.07.31.