♂, Tak, Thailand.		♀, Tak, Thailand.
♂, Tak, Thailand.		♀, Tak, Thailand.

ON : Mycalesis surkha Marshall, 1882 OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 51(2/3):37-38, pl.4, fig.1,♂. TL : Donat range, Upper Tenasserim. Distribution : Mynamar, W.Thailand. ● ssp.surkha ● ssp.ustulata

Loesa fervida Butler, 1882 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)10:372-373. TL. Thoungyeen valley.

surkha ; Type 1♂, Donat, Upper Tenasserim. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 233, figs.♂,♂(Un).

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Mycalesis oroatis surkha ; Godfrey,1930 : 252. (W: Eka Klo)
Mycalesis oroatis surkha ; Aoki & Yamaguchi,1984 : 58, fig.40,♂. (Kanchanaburi: Sai Yok Noi)
Mycalesis oroatis surkha ; Pinratana,1988 : 25, pl.28, fig.71a♀. (Kanchanaburi)
Mycalesis oroatis surkha ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 284, pl.114, fig.S78a♀. (Kanchanaburi)
Mycalesis oroatis surkha ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 284, pl.115, figs.N113a♀,♀(Un). (Kanchanaburi)
Mycalesis oroatis surkha ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 188, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Sai Yok Noi)

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Tak : 4♂ 2♀.

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 350 - 900m).
A single record is known from Phetchaburi where photos in nature were taken. I treat it as ssp.surkha tentatively, however it is necessary to confirm with specimens.

Marshall, G.F.L.,1882 : Some New or Rare Species of Rhopalocerous Lepidoptera from the Indian Region.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 51(2/3):37-43, pl.4.

Butler, A.G.,1882 : Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera from Tenasserim.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)10:372-376.

♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama)

1998.12.05 - 2022.07.31.