Discophora sondaica despoliata Stichel, 1902
Discophora sondaica despoliata ♂ Up. Discophora sondaica despoliata ♂ Un. Discophora sondaica despoliata ♀ Up. Discophora sondaica despoliata ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Discophora sondaica despoliata ♂ Up. Discophora sondaica despoliata ♂ Un. Discophora sondaica despoliata ♂ Up. Discophora sondaica despoliata ♂ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♂, Trang, Thailand.

ON : Discophora tullia sondaica ab. despoliata Stichel, 1902
OD : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 15(1):91.
TL : "Perak" [Perak, W.Malaysia].
Distribution : Thailand (South from Kanchanaburi), W.Malaysia, Singapore.
● ssp.zal
● ssp.tulliana
● transition zone of zal and despoliata
● ssp.despoliata
Discophora sondaica despoliata map
Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Discophora sondaica despoliata ; Pinratana,1983 : 58, 64, pl.48, fig.25b♂. (Nakhon Sri Thammatat; Trang)
Discophora sondaica despoliata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 340, pl.145, figs.A28b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Song Khla)
Discophora sondaica despoliata ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂(Un),♀(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.12.18)
Discophora sondaica despoliata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 342, pl.145, figs.N175b♂,♂(Un),♀(Malaysia),♀(Malaysia,Un). (Songkhla; Ranong)
Discophora sondaica despoliate [sic] ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9, 19.photo.26,♂. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Discophora sondaica despoliata ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 152-153, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ratchaburi; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Sonkhla; Than To WF.)
Discophora sondaica despoliata ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 293-294, figs.Abb.M-082-083. (Phang Nga)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trang : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan & A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane dense forests at low elevations (Alt. 50 - 400m).
According to Pinratana (1983), Okamoto et al. (2013) and Kimura et al. (2016), both ssp.zal and ssp.despoliata occur sympatrically from Kanchanaburi, W. Thailand to Prachuap Khiri Khan, northern part of P. Thailand. It seems a transition zone of both subspecies.

Literature

Stichel, H.,1902 : Kritische Bemerkungen uber dei Artberechtigung der Schmetterlinge. II.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 15(1):50-95.

Discophora sondaica despoliata ♂ Discophora sondaica despoliata ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) ♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)
2007.10.10 - 2025.03.31.
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.