Vindula dejone erotella
(Butler, 1879)
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♂, Yala, Thailand. |
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♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
♂, Pattani, Thailand. |
ON :
Cynthia erotella Butler, 1879
OD : Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8):544.
TL : "Malacca" [Malacca, W.Malaysia].
Distribution : SE. & P.Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, W.Malaysia, Singapore.
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Synonym
Cynthia cantori Distant, 1882 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)10:406-407. TL. Province Wellesley, Malay Peninsula.
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Cynthia erota erotella ; Godfrey,1930 : 267. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Wat Kiriwong)
Cynthia erota erotella ; Godfrey,1932a : 268. (Surat Thani: Khao Poata)
Vindula dejone erotella ; Pinratana,1979 : 11, figs.N14,♂,♀. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Trang; Ranong; 'Chiang Mai' [loc.err.])
Vindula dejone erotella ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 26, pl.9, figs.21,♂,♀. (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Vindula erota erota ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.♂. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2007.01.21 ; accessed: 2024.05.11)
Vindula dejone erotella ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.♂. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.27 ; accessed: 2024.05.11)
'Vindula dejone dejone ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 360, pl.154, figs.N21,♂(Malaysia),♀(Malaysia).'
'Vindula dejone erotella ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 388, pl.167, figs.N224,♂(Malaysia),♀(Malaysia).'
Vindula dejone erotella ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Trat; Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2023.09.21)
Vindula dejone erotella ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 52, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kao Khiewo; Muang Shone; Kao Poh Ta; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Thaleban; Than To WF.)
Vindula dejone erotella ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 33-34, figs.Abb.L-226-229. (Phang Nga) (in part)
Vindula erota erota ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : figs.Abb.L-220-222. (Phang Nga) (in part)
[ LAOS ]
Vindula dejone erotella ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 54, pl.43, figs.3,♂,4,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng; Tha Ngone; Nam Ngum Dam)
Vindula dejone erotella ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 205, pl.48, figs.♂,♀. (Vang Vieng)
Vindula dejone erotella ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 44.
[ CAMBODIA ]
Vindula dejone ; Onodera,2007 : 28, fig.45,♂. (Siem Reap: Phnum Kuhlen)
Vindula dejone erotella ; Onodera,2022 : 128, pl.266, figs.♂,♂(Un). ("Siem Reap: Phnum Kulen" [Ratanakiri])
Vindula dejone erotella ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 117. (Ratanakiri; Siem Reap)
[ VIETNAM ]
Vindula dejone erotella ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 21, fig.N-11,♂. (Lam Dong: Madagui; Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Vindula dejone erotella ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 31. (C / S)
Vindula dejone erotella ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):181, pl.22, figs.2a♂,2b♀. (S: Cat Tien; Lo Go Sa Mat; Phu Quoc)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Trat : 1♂ (photo by E.Ikari).
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Ranong : 1♂.
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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 8♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
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Pattani : 1♂.
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Satun : 3♂ (photo by E.Ikari).
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Yala : 4♂.
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[ VIETNAM ]
Kien Giang (Phu Quoc) : 1♂ (photo by E.Ikari).
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Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 600m).
Males often 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.
Distant, W.L.,1882 : On some apparently undescribed Rhopalocera.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)10:405-407.
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♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
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♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
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