Ancistroides pria  (H.Druce, 1873)

Ancistroides pria ♂ Up. Ancistroides pria ♂ Un. Ancistroides pria ♀ Up. Ancistroides pria ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Plesioneura pria H.Druce, 1873
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1873(2):359.
TL : Borneo. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
S.Myanmar, W.Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra.
Ancistroides pria map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Notocrypta pria ; Evans,1949 : 283. (P)
Notocrypta pria ; Pinratana,1985 : 64, pl.22, fig.129,♂. (Ranong)
Notocrypta pria ; Ek-Amnuay et al.,2007 : 5, figs.H155,♂. (Ranong: Khlong Naka)
Notocrypta pria ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 66, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Kao Luang; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Notocrypta pria ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 840, pl.388, figs.H151,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 6♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 400m). Both sexes visit flowers.
Zhang et al. (2022:40) suggested that the genus Notocrypta should be treated as a subgenus of the genus Ancistroides based on molecular analysis.


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.

Zhang, J., Cong, Q., Shen, J. & Grishin, N.V.,2022 : Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)
Insecta Mundi 0921:1-135.


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