Euploea eunice leucogonis
(Butler, 1879)
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
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♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
♀, Trang, Thailand. |
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♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
ON :
Salpinx leucogonis Butler,1879
OD : Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8):536, pl.69, fig.5,♀.
TL : Malacca.
Distribution : E.Myanmar, Thailand, Langkawi, W.Malaysia,
Tioman, {Singapore}.
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● ssp.coelestis |
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● ssp.leucogonis |
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Synonyms
Salpinx lazulina Moore, 1883 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(3):300-301. TL. Malacca.
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Euploea leucostictos leucogonys [sic] ; Fruhstorfer,1910 : 263. (W. & C.)
Euploea leucostictos leucogonys [sic] ; Godfrey,1916 : 120. (Petchaburi River; Pak Jong)
Euploea leucostictos leucogonys [sic] ; Pendlebury,1923 : 31. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang)
Euploea leucostictos leucogonys [sic] ; Godfrey,1930 : 241. ('Pak Jong'; Petchaburi River; SE: Hat Sanuk; Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Euploea leucostictos leucogonis ; Pinratana,1977 : 90, fig.D35,♂,♀. (all over)
Euploea eunice leucogonis ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 70,74, pl.91, fig.34,♂,♀. (Chanthaburi; Rayong; Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Ranong; Trang) (in part)
Euploea tulliolus dehaan ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : pl.87, fig.30b,♀. (in part)
Euploea eunice leucogonis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 216, pl.81, fig.D34,♂,♂,♀(Un). (Khao Chong) (in part)
Euploea eunice leucogonis ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2023.03.24)
Euploea eunice leucogonis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 216, pl.81, figs.N35,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Khao Chong) (in part)
Euploea eunice leucogonis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.04.27)
Euploea eunice leucogonis ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 42, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kao Chamaoh; Khlong Naka; Kao Luang; Ka Chong)
Euploea eunice leucogonis ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 238-239, figs.Abb.Da-149-150. (Phang Nga)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Chanthaburi : 4♂ (incl. photo).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Ranong : 1♀.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nakhon Si Thammarat : 3♂ (incl. photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Trang : 1♀.
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Yala : 1♂ 4♀ (incl. photo).
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Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 900m).
Both sexes visit flowers and males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Literature
Butler, A.G.,1879 : The Butterflies of Malacca.
Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8):533-568, pls.68,69.
Moore, F.,1883 :
A Monograph of Limnaina and Euploeina, two Groups of Diurnal Lepidoptera belonging to the Subfamily Euploeinae;
with descriptions of new genera and species. Part II. Euploeina.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(3):253-324, pls.29-32.
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♂, Yala, Thailand. |
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