Idea hypermnestra linteata  (Butler, 1879)

Idea hypermnestra linteata ♂ Up. Idea hypermnestra linteata ♂ Un. Idea hypermnestra linteata ♀ Up. Idea hypermnestra linteata ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Hestina linteata Butler, 1879
OD : Trans. linn. Soc. Lond.,(2) Zool. 1(8):536, pl.69, fig.6.
TL : Malacca. (NHML)
Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
Langkawi, Malaysia.
Idea hypermnestra linteata map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Hestia hypermnestra linteata ; Godfrey,1930 : 232. (Pangnga: Khao Pang-nga)
Hestia hypermnestra linteata ; Godfrey,1932a : 265. (P)
Idea hypermnestra linteata ; Pinratana,1977 : 76, fig.D18,♂. (Ranong; Phangna)
Idea hypermnestra linteata ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 63,72, pl.77, fig.19,♂. (Ranong; Trang)
Idea hypermnestra linteata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 196, pl.70, fig.D19,♀. (Ranong)
Idea hypermnestra linteata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 196, pl.70, fig.N19,♀. (Ranong)
Idea hypermnestra linteata ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 33-34, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong Hot Spring; Ban Thung Tong; Ka Chong)
Idea hypermnestra linteata ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 234, figs.Abb.Da-123-124,186-199. (Phang Nga)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 4♂ 6♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

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


Notes

This species is rather localized but not rare in its habitats. The butterfly is found in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 150m).


Literature

Butler, A.G.,1879 : The Butterflies of Malacca.
Trans. linn. Soc. Lond.,(2)Zool. 1(8):533-568, pl.68,69.


Idea hypermnestra linteata ♀ Idea hypermnestra linteata ♀
♀, Krabi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) ♀, Ranong, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1998.11.15 - 2023.02.28.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.