Oerane microthyrus neaera  (Nicéville, 1891)

Oerane microthyrus neaera ♂ Up. Oerane microthyrus neaera ♂ Un. Oerane microthyrus neaera ♀ Up. Oerane microthyrus neaera ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Oerane microthyrus neaera ♂ Up. Oerane microthyrus neaera ♂ Un. Oerane microthyrus neaera ♀ Up. Oerane microthyrus neaera ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Notocrypta neaera Nicéville, 1891
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):379-380, pl.G, fig.27,♀.
TL : Perak. (NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar, P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
W.Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Banka, Java.
Oerane microthyrus neaera map

Synonyms

Oerane neaera pusilla Fruhstorfer, 1911 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25:28. TL. W.Java. (♂, NHML)
Oerane drymo Mabille, 1913 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 27:10-11. TL. Sumatra. (♂, NHML)


Type Materials Information

neaera  ; Types 1♂ 1♀, Perak. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 43, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un).


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Oerane microthyrus neaera ; Pinratana,1985 : 72, pl.24, fig.151,♂. (Trang)
Oerane microthyrus neaera ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 794, pl.364, figs.H177,♂,♂(Un). (Trang)
Oerane microthyrus neaera ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 73, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Hot Samphang; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Oerane microthyrus neaera ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 850, pl.393, figs.H174,♂,♂(Un). (Trang)
Oerane microthyrus neaera ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 105, figs.Abb.H-181-182. (Phang Nga)
Oerane microthyrus neaera ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.08.04)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 4♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Pattani : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 450m). Males are territorial on shrubs or undergrowth at hilltops.


Literature

Nicéville, L.de,1891 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):341-398.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1911 : Neue Hesperiden des Indo-Malayischen Faunengebietes und Besprechung verwandter Formen.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25(2-6):9-79, pl.1.

Mabille, P.,1913 : Les Genres Charmion de Nicev. et Oerane Elw. (Hesperidae).
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 27:8-11.


Oerane microthyrus neaera ♂ Oerane microthyrus neaera ♂
♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.
Oerane microthyrus neaera ♂ Oerane microthyrus neaera ♂
♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand. ♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.

1999.09.11 - 2023.08.31.

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