Curetis bulis stigmata (Moore, 1879)

Curetis bulis stigmata ♂ Up. Curetis bulis stigmata ♂ Un. Curetis bulis stigmata ♀ Up. Curetis bulis stigmata ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Curetis bulis stigmata ♂ Up. Curetis bulis stigmata ♂ Un. Curetis bulis stigmata ♀ Up. Curetis bulis stigmata ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Curetis bulis stigmata ♂ Up. Curetis bulis stigmata ♂ Un. Curetis bulis stigmata ♂ Up. Curetis bulis stigmata ♂ Un.
♂, Satun, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.
Curetis bulis stigmata ♂ Up. Curetis bulis stigmata ♂ Un. Curetis bulis stigmata ♂ genitalia Curetis bulis stigmata ♂ genitalia
♂, Satun, Thailand. ♂ genitalia, Satun, Thailand.

ON : Anops stigmata Moore, 1879
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879(1):138.
TL : "Moulmein, Burmah" [Mawlamyine, Myanmar] .
Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, {Singapore}
● ssp.bulis
ssp.stigmata
Curetis bulis stigmata map

Synonym

Curetis thetis nisias Fruhstorfer, 1908 : Stett. ent. Ztg. 69:50. TL. "Malay. Halbinsel" [W. Malaysia].


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Curetis bulis stigmata ; Eliot,1990 : 224, 206, figs.1,4c-e(♂,genitalia). (P)
Curetis bulis stigmata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 552, pl.250, figs.L53b♂,♂(Un),♂,♀,♀(Un). (Koh Tarutao; Yala)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♀,[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.04.19)
Curetis bulis bulis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 566, pl.256, figs.L78,♂,♂(Un),♀♀(Un). (Koh Tarutao; Yala) (in part)
Curetis bulis stigmata ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 48, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Kao Luang; Tarutao Is; Than To WF.)
'Curetis bulis stigmata ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 133-134, fig.Abb.L-059,[as Curetis santana malayica]. (Phang Nga)'
Curetis bulis stigmata ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Si Thammarat) (accessed: 2023.09.23)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani : 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 18♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 20 - 450m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.


Literature

Moore, F.,1879 : Descriptions of new Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879(1):136-144.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1908 : Neue Curetis und Uebersicht der bekannten Arten.
Stett. ent. Ztg. 69:49-59. (Jan.1908)

Eliot, J.N.,1990 : Notes on the Genus Curetis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)
Tyô to Ga 41(4):201-225.


Curetis bulis stigmata ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand.

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