Celaenorrhinus aspersa pinratanai

Celaenorrhinus aspersa pinratanai Eliot, 1984


♂, Surat Thani, Thailand.		♀, Surat Thani, Thailand.

♂, Surat Thani, Thailand.		♀, Surat Thani, Thailand.

♂ genitalia, Surat Thani, Thailand.

ON : Celaenorrhinus pinratanai Eliot, 1984
OD : Malay nat. J. 38(2):106-107, figs.5,♂, 6(♂genitalia).
TL : Kao Poh Ta Hill, Surat Thani, Thailand. (NHML)

Distribution : P.Thailand (Surat Thani), S.Vietnam.

	● ssp.aspersa
	● ssp.pinratanai

Type Materials Information

Holotype, ♂, Apr.1983. foot of Kao Poh Ta Hill, Surat Thani. A.Pinratana & A.Samruadkit (NHML, examined)
Paratypes, 1♂ 1♀, same data as holotype. (NHML, examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Celaenorrhinus pinratanai ; Pinratana,1985 : 26, pl.10, fig.32,♂. (Surat Thani)
Celaenorrhinus pinratanai ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 748, pl.343, figs.H41,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Surat Thani)
Celaenorrhinus pinratanai ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 33, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Shone)
Celaenorrhinus aspersa pinratanai ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 796, pl.367, figs.H40b♂,♂(Un),♀. (Surat Thani)

[ VIETNAM ]
Celaenorrhinus pinratanai ; Nihira,2011 : 48-49, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Dak Nong)
Celaenorrhinus aspersa pinratanai ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 43. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Surat Thani : 2♂ 2♀.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 1000 - 1300m). They often fly out from bushes along the trail and rest on the underside of leaves with their wings spread.
This taxon was described as a distinct species by Eliot (1984). However, there is no significant difference between the male genitalia of this taxon and Celaenorrhinus aspersa. Thus, I treat this taxon as a subspecies of Celaenorrhinus aspersa.

Literature

Eliot, J.N.,1984 : On some butterflies from Malaysia and Peninsular Thailand
Malay. nat. J. 38(2):99-111.

Nihira, I.,2011 : On Celaenorrhinus pinratanai of Southern Vietnam
Butterflies (S.fujisanus) 56:48-49.

1999.07.31 - 2023.05.31.