♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
♂, Surat Thani, Thailand.		♂, Surat Thani, Thailand.

ON : Debis vindhya C. Felder & R. Felder, 1859 OD : Wien. ent. Monats. 3(12): 402-403. TL : Assam. (NHML) Distribution : Nepal, Bhutan, N.India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan.

Lethe alberta Butler, 1871; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4)8: 283; TL: 'Benares [Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India]'
Debis dolopes Hewitson, 1872; Ent. mon. Mag. 9: 85; TL: "Darjeling" [Darjeeling, W.Bengal, India].
Lethe vindhya ladesta Fruhstorfer, 1911; In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 319; TL: "Tenasserim" [Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar].

vindhya ; Syntype ♂, #141538, Assam (?) (NHML)

[ THAILAND ]
Lethe vindhya: Godfrey,1927 : 121. (N)
Lethe vindhya: Godfrey,1930 : 246. (Chiang Rai; Chiang Mai)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Pinratana,1988 : 13, pl.14, figs.26,♂,♀,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Ranong)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 248, pl.96, figs.S29,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Chiang Dao)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 248, pl.96, figs.N65,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Chiang Dao)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Uémura,2010 : 4.
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 248, pl.96, figs.N65,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Chiang Dao)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Kimura et al.,2016 : 171, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Par Hom Pok; Chiang Dao; Muang Shone)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Phitsanulok) (accessed: 2026.08.17)

[ LAOS ]
Lethe vindhya f. ladesta: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 29. (Muong-Khat)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Motono & Negishi,1989 : 64, pl.83, figs.5,♂,6,♂(Un). (Phatong)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Masui & Uehara,1994 : 5, figs.12,♀,♀(Un). (Xiang Khouang)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Osada et al.,1999 : 210, pl.92, figs.♂,♀. (Xam Neua; Xiang Khouang)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Uémura,2003 : 4-5, fig.30 map, fig.42,♂. (Xam Neua; Lak Sao)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Uémura,2006 : 3, fig.14,map. (Nha Hin Pass; Lak Sao)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 48.
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Onodera,2022 : 56, pl.167, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Luang Phabang: Marphouk)

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Lethe vindhya vindhya: Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 128. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 115. (Pursat)

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Lethe vindhya: Lemée,1950 : 8. (Backan; Hanoi)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Luong et al.,2004 : 4, 47, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Monastyrskii,2005 : 59-60, pl.17, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un),1c♀. (N: Hoang Lien; Tam Dao; Ba Vi; Cuc Phuong; C: Pu Hoat; Pu Mat; Huong Son; Vu Quang; Bach Ma; Ngoc Linh; Kon Plong; Kon Cha Rang; Kon Ka Kinh; Hon Ba; Cat Tien)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Miyazaki et al.,2006c : 31, fig.S-18,♂. (Lam Dong: Gung Re)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Miyazaki et al.,2007c : 39, fig.S-18,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 22. (N; C)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Yokochi et al.,2015 : 40. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Lethe vindhya vindhya: Saito & Vu,2020a : 176. (Ha Giang: Dong Van)

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Mae Hong Son : 6♂.

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Chiang Mai : 10♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).

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Surat Thani : 2♂.

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Phongsaly : 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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Luang Prabang : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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The butterfly is locally common in forests at moderate to high elevations (600-1,600 m a.s.l.). Males are territorial on shrubs or on the ground.

Felder, C. & Felder, R., 1859 : Lepidopterologische Fragmente. IV.
Wiener entomologische Monatschrift, 3(12): 390-405, Pls.7-9.

Butler, A.G., 1871 : Descriptions of some new Species of Lepidoptera, chiefly from the Collection of Mr.Wilson Saunders.
Annals and Magazine of natural History, (4)8: 282-291.

Hesitson, W.C., 1872 : Descriptions of seven new exotic Rhopalocera.
Entomologist's monthly Magazine, 9: 83-86.

Fruhstorfer, H., 1911 : 4. Familie: Satyridae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart, 9: 313-328. (25.Apr.1911)

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behaviour), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Lampang, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behaviour), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1998.12.18 - 2026.08.31.