Acerbas anthea anthea (Hewitson, 1868)

Acerbas anthea anthea ♂ Up. Acerbas anthea anthea ♂ Un. Acerbas anthea anthea ♀ Up. Acerbas anthea anthea ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Acerbas anthea anthea ♂ Up. Acerbas anthea anthea ♂ Un. Acerbas anthea anthea ♀ Up. Acerbas anthea anthea ♀ Un.
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Hesperia anthea Hewitson, 1868
OD : Descr. One Hundred new Spec. Hesp. (2):29-30.
TL : Singapore. (♀, NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
Myanmar (Karens to Mergui), W.Malaysia, {Singapore},
Sumatra, Borneo.
● ssp.pista
ssp.anthea
Acerbas anthea anthea map

Synonyms

Cobalus ciliatus Butler, 1879 : Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8):554. TL. Malacca. (♀, NHML)
Carystus tagiadoides Elwes & Edwards, 1897 : Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 14(4):215. (Published in synonymy)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Acerbas anthea anthea ; Pinratana,1985 : 93, pl.32, fig.204b♀(Un). (Surat Thani)
Acerbas anthea anthea ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 818, pl.376, figs.H239b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Surat Thani)
Acerbas anthea anthea ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 90, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Acerbas anthea anthea ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 878, pl.406, figs.H236b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Surat Thani)
Acerbas anthea anthea ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chumphon; Ranong; Yala) (accessed: 2024.06.27)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 4♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 2♂ (photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 400m). Both sexes visit flowers.


Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1867-1868 : Descriptions of one hundred new species of Hesperidae.
London, Author, 8vo 1:ii + 25pp, 2:26-56.

Butler, A.G.,[1879] : The Butterflies of Malacca.
Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8):533-568, pls.68,69.

Elwes, H.J. & Edwards, J.,1897 : A Revision of the Oriental Hesperiidae.
Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 14(4):101-324, pls.18-27.


Acerbas anthea anthea ♂ Acerbas anthea anthea ♂
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2018.03.31 - 2024.06.30.

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