Curetis bulis bulis
(Westwood, 1851)
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. |
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Nan, Thailand. |
♀, Tak, Thailand. |
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♂, Tak, Thailand. |
♂, Nan, Thailand. |
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♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. |
♂ genitalia, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. |
ON :
Anops bulis Westwood, 1851
OD : in Doubleday, Gen. diurn. Lep. (2):473, pl.75, fig.5,♂.
TL : Upper India. (NHML)
Distribution : NW.Himalaya to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Yunnan.
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Synonyms
Curetis discalis Moore, 1879 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879(1):138. TL. 'Nepal ; Darjiling, [N.India]'.
Curetis angulata Moore, 1884 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4):522, pl.48, fig.2,♂. TL. 'NW.Himalayas'.
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Curetis bulis bulis ; Pinratana,1981 : 153, pl.29, figs.1,♂,2,♂(dsf),3,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Kao Yai; Nakhon Ratchasima; Tak)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Eliot,1990 : 224. (Thailand)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 32, fig.94,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 552, pl.250, figs.L53a♂,♂(Un),♀. (Wang Chin; Wiang Pa Pao; Chiang Mai; Phu Khieo)
Curetis santana malayica ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.250, fig.L54,♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 566, pl.256, figs.L78,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Wang Chin; Wiang Pa Pao; Chiang Mai; Phu Khieo) (in part)
Curetis santana malayica ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.256, fig.L79,♀. (in part)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 48, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Tha Ton; Doi Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Doi Inthanon; Thung Saleng Luang; Phu Khiewo; Nakohn Nayork; Kao Yai; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao)
Curetis bulis bulis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Ratchasima; Ratchaburi) (accessed: 2023.04.27)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 85. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)
[ LAOS ]
Curetis bulis bulis ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 77, pl.109, figs.A5,♂,A6,♂(Un),A7,♀,A8,♀(Un). (Tha Ngone; Luang Prabang; Pakse; Phatong)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 219. pl.129, figs.♂,♂,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Vang Vieng; Nong Het; Xam Neua; Xaignabouri)
Curetis santana malayica ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : pl.129, fig.♂. (Xiang Khouang) (in part)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 48. (Namdhua)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 56.
Curetis bulis bulis ; Suwa et al.,2013 : 29. (Sala View Point; Oudom Xai; Phongsali; Nahin; Xebangfay; Makphuk; Thabok; Phonsy; Vang Vieng)
Curetis bulis ; Suwa et al.,2019 : 34. (Savannakhet; Phonsi; Boun Neua-Ou Tai; Nam Kat; Nam Mat; Nam Pheng; Oudomsay; Thabok; Thana)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Onodera,2022 : 100, pl.234, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Savannakhet; Xiengkhouang: Naxa)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Curetis bulis bulis ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 120. (Koh Kong; Siem Reap)
[ VIETNAM ]
Curetis bulis bulis ; Metaye,1957 : 89. (no loc.)
Curetis bulis fortunatus ; Metaye,1957 : 89. (N)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 341-342, pl.6, figs.45,♂,46,♂(Un). (Lam Dong: Dalat; Dong Nai: Trang Bom; Song Be: Banmethuout)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Eliot,1990 : 224, 206, figs.3,4h(♂,genitalia). (Vietnam)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Ikeda et al.,2001 : 55, figs.5:22,♂,23,♂(Un),7:42(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Curetis bulis ; Vu,2003 : 57. (Phu Quoc)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Luong et al.,2004 : 9, 74, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Curetis bulis ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 42. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Bach Ma)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 69, figs.L-151,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 28, fig.L-151,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 48. (N / C / S)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 42. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 7♂.
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Chiang Mai : 23♂ 4♀.
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Lampang : 1♂ 1♀.
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Nan : 12♂.
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Loei : 1♂.
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Tak : 6♂ 1♀.
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Phetchabun : 4♂.
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Chaiyaphum : 2♂.
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Chanthaburi : 3♂.
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Trat : 1♂.
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Phetchaburi : 1♂.
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[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♂.
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Houaphan : 1♂.
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Champasak : 4♂.
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[ VIETNAM ]
Cao Bang : 1♂.
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Vinh Phuc : 1♂.
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Lam Dong : 4♂.
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Notes
The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 10 - 1600m).
Males are territorial on trees or shrubs and frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
The species is highly seasonal and individual variation and is not possible to identify by underside markings.
Male has less prominent discocelluler black bar on the UpF and more brighter orange tinge than dentata.
However, some examples look very similar to other allied species and examination of the genitalia is needed for identification.
Literature
Westwood, J.O.,1850-1852 : in Doubleday et al., The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera.
vol.2 : ii + pp.251-534, pls.31-80,54. London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.
Moore, F.,1879 : Descriptions of new Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879(1):136-144.
Moore, F.,1884 : Descriptions of new Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4):521-535, pls.48-49.
Eliot, J.N.,1990 : Notes on the Genus Curetis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)
Tyô to Ga 41(4):201-225.
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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| ♂, Lampang, Thailand. |
♂, Lampang, Thailand. |
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| ♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. |
♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. |
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