Darpa striata striata  (H.Druce, 1873)
Darpa striata striata ♂ Up. Darpa striata striata ♂ Un. Darpa striata striata ♀ Up. Darpa striata striata ♀ Un.
♂, Trang, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Darpa striata striata ♂ Up. Darpa striata striata ♂ Un. Darpa striata striata ♀ Up. Darpa striata striata ♀ Un.
♂, Pattani, Thailand. ♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

ON : Tagiades striata H.Druce, 1873
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1873(2):360.
TL : Borneo. (NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
S.Myanmar, W.Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Nias.
● ssp.minta
● ssp.striata
Darpa striata striata map
Synonym

Tagiades pteria dimidiata Fruhstorfer, 1910 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 24:83. TL. N.Borneo. (♂, NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Darpa striata striata ; Evans,1949 : 110. (Siam)
Darpa striata striata ; Pinratana,1985 : 32, pl.12, fig.48,♂. (Ranong; Trang)
Darpa striata striata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 754, pl.346, figs.H60a♂,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Darpa striata striata ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 37, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Shone; Kao Luang; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Darpa striata striata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 804, pl.371, figs.H58b♂,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Darpa striata striata ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 74, fig.Abb.H-063. (Phang Nga)
Darpa striata striata ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.06.11)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakon Si Thammarat : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trang : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Pattani : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 4♀ (incl. photo & photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 900m). Males are territorial on shrubs. Both sexes visit flowers, and often rest on the underside of leaves with their wings spread like Tagiades.

Literature

Druce, H.,1873 : A List of the Collections of Diurnal Lepidoptera made by Mr.Lowe in Borneo, with Descriptions of new Species.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1873(2):337-361, 2 pls.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1910 : Neue Hesperiden des Indo-Malayischen Faunengebietes und Besprechung verwandter Formen.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 24(3-5):58-104.

Darpa striata striata ♂ Darpa striata striata ♂
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
Darpa striata striata ♀
♀, Yala, Thailand.
1999.07.31 - 2023.06.30.
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.