Arnetta verones  (Hewitson, 1878)


ON : Astictopterus verones Hewitson, 1878
OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)1:341.
TL : Sumatra. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Narathiwat),
W.Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra.
Arnetta verones map


Synonym

Arnetta kala Evans, 1932 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31(2):433. TL. Sumatra. (♂, NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Arnetta verones ; Evans,1949 : 236. (P)
Arnetta verones ; Pinratana,1985 : 67, pl.22, figs.135,♂,♀(Un). (no loc.)
Arnetta verones ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂+♀](Un,mating). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2007.01.02 ; accessed: 2023.07.12)
Arnetta verones ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 788, pl.362, fig.H161,♀(Un). (no loc.)
Arnetta verones ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 68. (by literature)
Arnetta verones ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 842, pl.389, fig.H157,♀(Un). (no loc.)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Narathiwat : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations. Both sexes visit flowers.


Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1878 : Descriptions of twenty new species of Hesperidae from his own collection.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)1:340-348.

Evans, W.H.,1926 : The Identification of Indian butterflies. Part.X.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31(2):427-446, pl.31.

Huang, Z.F., Chiba, H., Jin, J., Kizhakke, A.G., Wang, M., Kunte, K. & Fan, X.L.,2019 :
A multilocus phylogenetic framework of the tribe Aeromachini (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae), with implications for taxonomy and biogeography
Syst. Entomol. 44:163–178.


Arnetta verones ♂
♂, Narathiwat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.09.04 - 2023.07.31.

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