Euthalia aconthea gurda Fruhstorfer, 1906

Euthalia aconthea gurda ♂ Up. Euthalia aconthea gurda ♂ Un. Euthalia aconthea gurda ♀ Up. Euthalia aconthea gurda ♀ Un.
♂, Satun. Thailand. ♀, Pattani, Thailand.
Euthalia aconthea gurda ♂ Up. Euthalia aconthea gurda ♂ Un. Euthalia aconthea gurda ♀ Up. Euthalia aconthea gurda ♀ Un.
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Samui), Thailand. (photo by K.Saito) ♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Euthalia aconthea gurda Fruhstorfer, 1906
OD : Ins. Börse 23(15):59.
TL : "Malay. Halbinsel" [W.Malaysia]. (NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Chumphon and Southward), W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore.
● ssp.garuda
ssp.gurda
Euthalia aconthea gurda map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Euthalia aconthea garuda ; Pinratana,1979 : 73. (Yala) (in part)
Euthalia aconthea gurda ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 75, pl.50, not fig. (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Euthalia aconthea gurda ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 434, pl.191, figs.N142b♀,♀(Un). (Chumphon)
Euthalia aconthea gurda ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs,♂,♂(Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2021.08.04)
Euthalia aconthea gurda ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 444, pl.195, figs.N307b♀,♀(Un). (Chumphon)
Euthalia aconthea gurda ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 104, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Haadjai)
Euthalia aconthea gurda ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 65, figs.Abb.N-413-416. (Phang Nga)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Surat Thani (Koh Samui dist; Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂ 4♀ (incl. photo & photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Pattani : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane and secondary forests at low elevations (Alt. 50 - 450m) and males are territorial on trees.
Some female specimens in Koh Phangan have white spot in space 1b on the UpF but is variable. Further study is needed.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1906 : Neue Euthaliidae.
Ins. Börse 23(15):59-60. (12.Apr.1906)


Euthalia aconthea gurda ♀ Euthalia aconthea gurda ♀
♀, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) ♀, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2007.02.10 - 2024.05.31.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.