Tanaecia aruna aruna (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860)

Tanaecia aruna aruna ♂ Up. Tanaecia aruna aruna ♂ Un. Tanaecia aruna aruna ♀ Up. Tanaecia aruna aruna ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Tanaecia aruna aruna ♂ Up. Tanaecia aruna aruna ♂ Un. Tanaecia aruna aruna ♀ Up. Tanaecia aruna aruna ♀ Un.
♂, Satun, Thailand. ♀, Satun, Thailand.
Tanaecia aruna aruna ♂ Up. Tanaecia aruna aruna ♂ Un. Tanaecia aruna aruna ♀ Up. Tanaecia aruna aruna ♀ Un.
♂, Phatthalung, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito) ♀, Phatthalung, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Adolias aruna C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860
OD : Wien. ent. Monats. 4(12):400.
TL : "paeninsula Malayica" [W. Malaysia]. (NHML)
Distribution : P. Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
Langkawi, W. Malaysia.
Tanaecia aruna aruna map

Synonyms

Tanaecia robertsii Butler, 1874 : Cistula ent. 1(9):235. TL. Ayerpanas, Malacca, [W. Malaysia]. (NHML)
Tanaecia aruna form. satapana Fruhstorfer, 1913 : in Seitz, Grossschmett Erde 9:655. TL. "Malayische Halbinsel" [W. Malaysia].


Type Material Information

robertsii : ♂, Type (red), Ayerpanas, Malacca. (NHML, photo examined)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Tanaecia aruna aruna ; Pinratana,1979 : 67, figs.N117,♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Tanaecia aruna aruna ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 70, pl.44, figs.126,♂[♀],♀(Un). (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Tanaecia aruna aruna ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 420, pl.184, figs.N131,♂[♀],♂[♀](Un),♀(Malaysia),♀(Malaysia,Un). (Thale Ban; Ranong)
Tanaecia aruna aruna ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 430, pl.188, figs.N297,♂,♂(Un),♀(Malaysia),♀(Malaysia,Un). (Thale Ban; Ranong)
Tanaecia aruna aruna ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 98, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ka Chong; Thaleban; Than To WF.)
Tanaecia aruna aruna ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 61, fig.Abb.N-352. (Phang Nga) (in part)
'Tanaecia aruna aruna ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : figs.Abb.N-349-351, [probably Tanaecia munda or palguna, at least not Tanaecia aruna]. (Phang Nga) (in part)'


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Phatthalung : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 3♂ 7♀ (incl. photo and photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forest at low elevations (Alt. 100 - 450m). Males are territorial on shrubs or undergrowth.


Literature

Felder, C. & Felder, R.,1860 : Lepidoptera nova in paeninsula Malayica collecta diagnosibus instructa.
Wien. ent. Monats. 4(12):394-402.

Butler, A. G.,1874 : Descriptions of four new Asiatic Butterflies.
Cistula Entomologica. 1(9):235-236.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1913 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
641-656. (10.Jan.1913)


Tanaecia aruna aruna ♂ Tanaecia aruna aruna ♀
♂, Satun, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) ♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)
Tanaecia aruna aruna ♀
♀, Yala, Thailand.

2006.12.30 - 2023.09.30.

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