Darpa striata striata
(H. Druce, 1873)
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♂, Trang, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
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♂, Pattani, Thailand. |
♀ (bred), Chumphon, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul) |
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♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
ON :
Tagiades striata H. Druce, 1873
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1873(2):360.
TL : Borneo. (NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Chumphon and Southward), S.Myanmar, W.Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Nias.
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● ssp.minta |
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● ssp.striata |
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Synonym
Tagiades pteria dimidiata Fruhstorfer, 1910 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 24(5):83. TL. Kina-Balu, Nord-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 ]
Chumphon : 1♀.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Ranong : 3♂.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nakon Si Thammarat : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Trang : 2♂.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Pattani : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Yala : 4♀ (incl. photo & photo by S.Atdhabhan).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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(5):75-104. (1.May.1910)
Evans, W.H.,1949 : A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History).
i-xix+1-502, pls.1-35. London.
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♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
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♀, Yala, Thailand. |
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