Cephrenes acalle niasicus  (Plötz, 1886)


ON : Hesperia niasica Plötz, 1886
OD : Stett. ent. Ztg. 47:102.
TL : Nias. (♂)
Distribution : P.Thailand, Langkawi, W.Malaysia,
Tioman, Singapore, Sumatra, Nias, Banka, Sipora,
Java.
● ssp.oceanica
ssp.niasicus
Cephrenes acalle niasicus map


Synonyms

Telicota palmarum raktaja Fruhstorfer, 1911 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25:41. TL. W.Java. (♂, NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Cephrenes chrysozona niasicus ; Pinratana,1985 : 105, pl.36, figs.239b,♂,♀. (no loc.)
Cephrenes acalle niasicus ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.10.15)
Cephrenes acalle niasicus ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 100. (by literature)
Cephrenes acalle niasicus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 896.


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low elevations. In Thailand, no specimen has yet been obtained with reliable data.


Literature

Plötz, C.,1886 : Nachtrag und Berichtigungen zu den Hesperiinen.
Stett. ent. Ztg. 47:83-117.

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

Maruyama, K.,1991 : Butterflies of Borneo vol.2, No.2. Hesperiidae, Addndum of vol.1.
XII+89 pp(Japanese text), 48 pls, XII+83 pp (English text) + 1.
Tobishima corporation. Tokyo, Japan.


Cephrenes acalle niasica ♂
♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2018.06.30 - 2023.10.31.

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