♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀ (dsf), Nan, Thailand.
♂ (wsf), Lampang, Thailand.		♀ (wsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Mycalesis sanatana Moore, [1858] OD : in: Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. East-India Co. 1:231. TL : "Darjeeling" [Darjeeling, W.Bengal, India]. (NHML) Distribution : Nepal, India to Myanmar, SE.Tibet, Yunnan, Thailand, Laos. ● ssp.sanatana ● ssp.ulia ● ssp.gomia

Mycalesis gopa C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867 : Reise. Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (3):501-502. TL. "India Septentrional.: Darjeeling" [Darjeeling, W.Bengal, India].

sanatana : Holotype ♂, Rh2708, Darjeeling. (NHML)

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Mycalesis francisca sanatana ; Godfrey,1930 : 251-252. (Chiang Rai: Doi Chang)
Mycalesis francisca sanatana ; Aoki & Yamaguchi,1984 : 56, fig.30,♂. (Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep; Khon Kaen: Nam Nao; Tak: Doi Musso)
Mycalesis francisca sanatana ; Pinratana,1988 : 23, pl.26, figs.59,♂,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Loei; Tak; Petchaboon)
Mycalesis francisca sanatana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 274, pl.109, figs.S65,♂,♂(Un),♂(dsf),♂(dsf.Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Inthanon; Doi Suthep; Nan; Wiang Pa Pao)
Mycalesis francisca sanatana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 274, pl.119, figs.N100,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Inthanon; Doi Suthep; Doi Phu Kha; Wiang Pa Pao)
Mycalesis francisca sanatana ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Mycalesis francisca sanatana ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Kamphaeng Phet) (accessed: 2023.07.01)
Mycalesis francisca sanatana ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 183, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Chiang Dao; Doi Phui; Doi Suthep; Doi Inthanon; Maethro; Khun Lao Villege; Phu Kradung; Doi Musso)

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Mycalesis francisca sanatana ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 211, pl.94, figs.♂,♀. (Phong Saly)
Mycalesis francisca sanatana ; Uémura,2004 : 3, fig.16,map. (Phong Saly; Oudomxay; Xam Neua; Xiang Khouan )
Mycalesis francisca sanatana ; Uémura,2006 : 5, fig.25,map. (Phu Pan; Ban Saleui; Phon Savan; Nam Noen to Vieng Thong)
Mycalesis francisca sanatana ; Uémura,2007 : 2-3, fig.14,map. (Nong Pet; Muang Kham)
Mycalesis francisca sanatana ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 49.
Mycalesis francisca sanatana ; Onodera,2022 : 59, pl.173, figs.♂(wsf),♂(wsf,Un),♂(dsf),♂(dsf,Un),♀(dsf),♀(dsf,Un). (Houaphan: Xam Neua; Luang Phabang: Chamlong)

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Mae Hong Son : 1♂.

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Chiang Rai : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).

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Chiang Mai : 7♂ 5♀ (incl. photo).

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Lampang : 1♂.

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Nan : 7♂ 4♀ (incl. photo).

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Luang Phabang : 1♂ 2♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 750 - 1800m). Further taxonomic study is needed.

Moore, F.,[1858] : in: Horsfield & Moore, A catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company. Vol.1.
London, W.H. Allen and Co. v + 278 pp., 12 pls.

Felder, C. & Felder, R.,[1865]-1874 : Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair.
Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Zweite Abtheilung: Lepidoptera. Wien, Carl Gerold's Sohn.
(1):[4] + 1-136, pls. 1-21 ([12 January 1865]) ; (2):[2] + 137-378, pls. 22-47 ([after October] 1865) ; (3):[2] + 379-536, pls.48-74 ([25 April] 1867) ; (4):[6] + 1-9 [explanation of plates] ([31 December] 1874)

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Rai, Thailand.	♂, Nan, Thailand.

1998.12.05 - 2025.03.31.