Capila phanaeus ferrea  Evans, 1934

Capila phanaeus ferrea ♂ Up. Capila phanaeus ferrea ♂ Un. Capila phanaeus ferrea ♀ Up. Capila phanaeus ferrea ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Narathiwat, Thailand.
Capila phanaeus ferrea ♂ Up. Capila phanaeus ferrea ♂ Un. Capila phanaeus ferrea ♀ Up. Capila phanaeus ferrea ♀ Un.
♂, Satun, Thailand. ♀, Satun, Thailand.
Capila phanaeus ferrea ♂ Up. Capila phanaeus ferrea ♂ Un. Capila phanaeus ferrea ♂ Up. Capila phanaeus ferrea ♂ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Capila phanaeus ferrea Evans,1934
OD : Entomologist 67:62.
TL : Perak. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : S.E. & P.Thailand, Langkawi, W.Malaysia,
{Singapore}.
● ssp.lalita ssp.flora
ssp.fulva ssp.decoloris
ssp.falta ssp.ferrea
unclear (fulva or falta)
Capila phanaeus ferrea map

Type Material Information

♂, Type (red), Perak. (NHML, examined)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Capila phanaeus ferrea ; Kimura,1996:19, pl.2, figs.15,♂,16,♂(Un). (Yala: Than To)
Capila phanaeus ferrea ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 744, pl.341, fig.H34e♂. (Yala)
Capila phanaeus ferrea ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 31, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Than To WF.)
Capila phanaeus ferrea ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 790, pl.365, fig.H33d♂. (Yala)
Capila phanaeus ferrea ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.03.26)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Satun : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 6♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan and A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Narathiwat : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 350m). They often fly out from bushes along the trail and rest on the underside of leaves with their wings spread.
The populations in this area are rather variable in both ground color and markings on the upper side. Some individuals seem to be a transition to ssp.fulva. In addition, individuals lacking the costal fold on the male UpF are frequently found.

The taxonomy of this species is very confusing. This is due to the extremely high geographical, individual and seasonal variation of the species. It has been tentatively re-examined, including subsequent findings. However, there is still a lack of specimens from each location and the classification is likely to change in the future.


Literature

Evans, W.H.,1934 : Indo-Australian Hesperiidae: Description of new Genera, Species and Subspecies.
Entomologist 67(2):33-36 (part.1), (3):61-65 (part.2), (7):141-151 (part.3), (8):181-184 (part.4), (9): 206-209 (part.5), (10): 231-234 (part.6).


Capila phanaeus ferrea ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2011.12.31 - 2023.05.31.

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