Poritia pleurata  Hewitson, 1874

Poritia pleurata ♂ Up. Poritia pleurata ♂ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Poritia pleurata Hewitson, 1874
OD : Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 22(3):346-347.
TL : Singapore. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala), W.Malaysia,
{Singapore}, Sumatra.
Poritia pleurata map

Type Material Information

♂ Type (red), Singapore. Hewitson Coll. (NHML. photo examined.)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Poritia pleurata ; Kimura,1998 : 32, 38, figs.29,♂(Up),30,♂(Un). (Than To)
Poritia pleurata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 526, pl.237, figs.L6,♂,♂(Un). (Than To)
Poritia pleurata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 538, pl.242, figs.L30,♂,♂(Un). (Than To)
Poritia pleurata ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 30. (by literature)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 350 - 550m). Hitherto, only two males have been found in Thailand.


Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1874 : Descriptions of new species of Lycaenidae from his own collection.
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 22(3):343-355.


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