Faunis kirata  (Nicéville, 1891)

Faunis kirata ♂ Up. Faunis kirata ♂ Un. Faunis kirata ♀ Up. Faunis kirata ♀ Un.
♂, Trang, Thailand. ♀, Trang, Thailand.

ON : Clerome kirata Nicéville, 1891
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):344-346, pl.F, fig.3,♂.
TL : S.E.Borneo. (♂, NZC)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Trang and Southward),
W.Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Simeulue.
Faunis kirata map

Type Material Information

Type ♂, S.E.Borneo. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 214, figs.♂,♂(Un).


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Faunis kirata ; Pinratana,1983 : 47, 61, pl.26, fig.3,♀(Un). (Trang; Yala)
Faunis kirata ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.(Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.19 ; accessed: 2024.04.30)
Faunis kirata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 310, pl.127, figs.A3,♂,♂(Un),♀(Un). (Yala; Khao Chong)
Faunis kirata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 310, pl.127, figs.N149,♂,♂(Un)♀(Un). (Yala; Khao Chong)
Faunis kirata ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 140, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Ka Chong; Than To WF.)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Trang : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 1♀ (photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in primary dense forests at low to moderate elevations.


Literature

Nicéville, L. de,1891 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):341-398.


Faunis kirata ♀
♀, Satun, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2007.10.10 - 2024.05.31.

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