Cynitia flora andersonii
(Moore, 1884)
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Ranong, Thailand. |
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♂, Phuket, Thailand. |
♀, Phuket, Thailand. |
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♂, Satun, Thailand. |
♀, Satun, Thailand. |
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♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
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♂, Narathiwat, Thailand. |
♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
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♀, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♂ genitalia, Ranong, Thailand. |
ON :
Euthalia andersonii Moore, 1884
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 53(1):18-19.
TL : Mergui ; Tavoy.
Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (Chumphon and Southward),
Langkawi, W.Malaysia (Kedah).
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Synonym
Euthalia salangana Fruhstorfer, 1896 : Ent. Nachr. 22(3):39-40. TL. Insel Salanga [Phuket]. (NHML)
Type Material Information
andersonii ;
♂, 1884.vi.22. 'Menthanti' (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 252, figs.♂,♂(Un).
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Euthalia flora salangana ; Godfrey,1916 : 130. (specimen in Adams coll. NHML)
Euthalia flora flora ; Godfrey,1930 : 290. (Surat Thani; Bangnara; Chumphon: Hue Sak)
Euthalia flora maclayi ; Godfrey,1930 : 290-291. (Surat Thani)
Euthalia flora salangana ; Godfrey,1930 : 291. (Salanga [Phuket] Is.)
Euthalia flora andersoni [sic] ; Godfrey,1930 : 291. (Ranong)
Euthalia flora flora ; Godfrey,1932a : 269. (P)
Euthalia flora maclayi ; Godfrey,1932a : 270. (P)
Euthalia flora salangana ; Godfrey,1932a : 270. (P)
Euthalia lepidea flora ; Pinratana,1979 : 69, figs.N119c♂,♀,♀(Un). (Chumphon; Ranong)
Euthalia flora andersonii ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 71, pl.46, figs.130,♂,♀. (Chumphon; Ranong)
Tanaecia flora andersonii ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 426, pl.187, figs.N135,♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (Krabi)
Cynitia flora andersonii ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 436, pl.191, figs.N301,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Krabi; Phuket)
Cynitia flora andersonii ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 100, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong Hot Spring; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Key Rap Nam; Kao Luang; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Cynitia flora andersonii ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 63, figs.Abb.N-371-374. (Phang Nga)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 3♂ 9♀.
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Phuket : 1♂ 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nakhon Si Thammarat : 2♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Satun : 1♂ 2♀.
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Yala : 1♂ 2♀.
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Narathiwat : 1♂ 1♀.
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Notes
The butterfly is common in montane forest at low elevations (Alt. 10 - 450m).
Males are territorial on shrubs or undergrowth.
The species is highly variable in color and markings in both sexes and the wing shape tends to be rounder from north to south.
The populations from the southern part of peninsular Thailand, Yala and Narathiwat, are close to the nominotypical subspecies in W.Malaysia.
Further taxonomic study is needed.
The males of this species and Cynitia cocytina are hardly distinguishable without examination of the genitalia.
Literature
Moore, F.,1884 : Descriptions of some New Asiatic Lepidoptera; chiefly from Specimens contained inthe Indian Museum, Calcutta.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 53(1):16-52.
Fruhstorfer, H.,1896 : Neue Rhopaloceren aus dem malayischen Archipel.
Ent. Nachr. 22(3):39-40.
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.
