Coelites epiminthia epiminthia  Westwood, [1851]
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ♂ Up. Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ♂ Un. Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ♀ Up. Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ♂ Up. Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ♂ Un. Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ♂ genitalia Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ♂ genitalia
♂, Satun, Thailand. ♂ genitalia, Satun, Thailand.

ON : Coelites epiminthia Westwood, [1851]
OD : in Doubleday, Gen. diurn. Lep. (2):368.
TL : Borneo.
Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (Phuket and Southward),
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Borneo, Sumatra, Java.
● ssp.binghami
● ssp.epiminthia
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia map
Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ; Godfrey,1932a : 267. (Phuket)
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ; Godfrey,1932b : 323. ('Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep' [loc.err.]; Phuket)
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ; Pinratana,1988 : 28, pl.31, figs.78,♂,♂(Un). (Pattani; Phuket; Yala)
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.09 ; accessed: 2023.06.30)
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 290, pl.117, figs.S85,♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ; Uémura,2010 : 6.
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 290, pl.117, figs.N120,♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Satun; Yala) (accessed: 2023.06.30)
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 191, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kao Luang; Sai Kao WF; Than To WF.)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Phuket : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun (Koh Tarutao) : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 5♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Narathiwat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 20 - 350m).
Godfrey,1932b recorded it from 'Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai', however it is considered an erroneous locality.

Literature

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.

Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ♂ Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ♀
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ♂ Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.
1998.12.05 - 2023.07.31.
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.