Koruthaialos rubecula rubecula

Koruthaialos rubecula rubecula (Plötz, 1882)


♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Pattani, Thailand.

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂, Ranong, Thailand.

♂ genitalia, Phangnga, Thailand.

ON : Lychnuchus rubecula Plötz, 1882
OD : Berl. ent. Z. 26:264.
TL : Borneo. (♂)

Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Borneo, W.Sumatra, Natuna,
Bali.

	● ssp.hector
	● ssp.rubecula

Synonym

Koruthaialos rubecula rubina Evans, 1949 : Cat. Hesp. Europ. Asia Austr. Brit. Mus. : 275. TL. Kina Balu, N.Borneo. (♂, NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Koruthaialos rubecula rubecula ; Evans,1949 : 275. (P)
Koruthaialos rubecula rubecula ; Kawazoé,1964 : 127-128, pl.2, fig.9,♂, Textfig.3,♂genitalia. (Khao Chong)
Koruthaialos rubecula rubecula ; Pinratana,1985 : 61, pl.21, fig.121b♂. ('Chiang Mai'; 'Chaiyaphum'; Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Koruthaialos rubecula rubecula ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂](Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2007.01.02 ; accessed: 2023.07.12)
Koruthaialos rubecula rubecula ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 784, pl.359, figs.H146b♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Ancistroides armatus armatus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.361, fig.H152,♀(Un). (in part)
Koruthaialos rubecula rubecula ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 63, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kaper WF; Ranong Hot Spring; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Kao Luang; Ka Chong; Thaleban; Than To WF.)
Koruthaialos rubecula rubecula ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 836, pl.386, figs.H142b♂,♂(Un). (Yala) (in part)
Ancistroides armatus armatus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.388, fig.H148,♀(Un). (in part)
Koruthaialos rubecula rubecula ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 93, fig.Abb.H-137. (Phang Nga)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 23♂ 3♀.

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

Phang Nga : 1♂.

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

Pattani : 1♀.

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

Yala : 2♂ (incl. photo).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in secondary and montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 400m) and is often found at forest edges. Both sexes visit flowers.

Literature

Plötz, C.,1882 : Einige Hesperiinen-Gattungen und deren Arten.
Berl. ent. Z. 26:71-82, 253-266.

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.

♂, Yala, Thailand.

1999.09.04 - 2023.08.31.