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| North Taiwan; 2/88 ssp positanus | Chaing Mai Thailand ssp. axion |
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| Sumbawa Is Indonesia ssp eurypilides | Sumbawa Is Indonesia ssp eurypilides verso |
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| Palawan Island ssp gyndes | same data verso |
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| Nias island ssp rubroplage | Nias Is Indonesia verso ssp rubroplage |
Widespread and common from S. India through SE Asia and north even to southern Japan; the Philippines, south and east to Sumbawa and Borneo. Very seasonal, but usually abundant when found in many places during the early dry season (Tsukada). Prefers lowland areas to more montane habitats. Subspecies include:
doson - Sri Lanka
cleius - S India
axion - NE India, Burma, Thailand, SE China,
Hainan
evemonides - Malay Paninsula, Sumatra, Java,
Borneo
rubroplage - Nias
kaianga - Aur, Tioman
sankapurum - Bawean
sangianus - Bali
eurypilides - Lombok, Sumbawa
albidum - Japan
perillus - Yaeyama Islands
positanus - Taiwan
nauta - Philippines except Palawan
gyndes - Palawan