Athyma nefte subrata
Moore, 1858
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
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♂, Satun, Thailand. |
♀, Satun, Thailand. |
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♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
♀, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand. |
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♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
ON :
Athyma subrata Moore, 1858
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858(26):13-14, pl.51, fig.1,♀.
TL : 'Malacca, [W.Malaysia]; Sumatra'.
Distribution : P.Thailand (Phetchaburi and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Aur, Tioman, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Banjak, Belitung, Pulau Laut, Sulu.
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Synonyms
Athyma urvasi C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860 : Wien. ent. Monats. 4(12):400. TL. paeninsula Malayica.
Athyma nivifera Butler, 1879 : Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8):540, pl.69, fig.4,♂. TL. "Malacca" [Malacca, W.Malaysia].
Pantoporia nefte subrata ♀.form. neftina Fruhstorfer, 1906 : Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien. 56(6/7):413. TL. 'Selangor, [W.Malaysia]; Singapore; Deli; Padang, [Sumatra]; Nord und Südostborneo'. (IFS)
Pantoporia nefte matthiola Fruhstorfer, 1912 : in Seitz, Grossschmett Erde 9:634. TL. Nord-Borneo.
Pantoporia nefte subratina Fruhstorfer, 1912 : in Seitz, Grossschmett Erde 9:634. TL. Sumatra.
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Athyma nefte subrata ; Pinratana,1979 : 59, figs.N106b♂,♂(Un),♀(f.subrata),♀(f.neftina). (Trang; Yala; Narathiwat)
Athyma nefte subrata ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 61, pl.39, figs.108b♂,♀(f.neftina),♀(f.subrata). (Trang; Satun; Yala)
Athyma nefte subrata ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.♂. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.27 ; accessed: 2024.05.11)
Athyma nefte subrata ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.♀. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.27 ; accessed: 2024.05.11)
Athyma nefte subrata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 408, pl.178, figs.N112b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Than To)
Athyma nefte subrata ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♀. (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2020.09.24)
Athyma nefte subrata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 418, pl.182, figs.N277b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Than To)
Athyma nefte subrata ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.06.14)
Athyma nefte subrata ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 89, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Shone; Kam Puan; Ka Chong; Thaleban; Than To WF.)
Athyma nefte subrata ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 58, figs.Abb.N-323-326. (Phang Nga)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Phetchaburi : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by T.Aoyama).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Ranong : 3♂ 2♀ (incl. photo by K.Saito).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 2♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phuket : 1♀.
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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 4♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
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Satun : 1♂ 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Yala : 6♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
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Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 200 - 1100m).
Males are territorial on shrubs.
Literature
Moore, F.,1858 : Monograph of the Asiatic Species of Neptis and Athyma, two genera of Diurnal Lepidoptera belonging to the Family Nymphalidae.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858(26):3-20, Annulosa pls. 49-51.
Felder, C. & Felder, R.,1860 : Lepidoptera nova in paeninsula Malayica collecta diagnosibus instructa.
Wien. ent. Monats. 4(12):394-402.
Butler, A.G.,1879 : The Butterflies of Malacca.
Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8):533-568, pls.68,69.
Fruhstorfer, H.,1906 : Historisches und Morphologisches über das Genus Athyma und dessen Verwandte.
Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 56(6/7):384-434, 8 figs. (19.Oct.1906)
Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
633-640. (25.Oct.1912)
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♂ (territorial behavior), Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
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♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama) |
♂, Yala, Thailand. |
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