Curetis sperthis sperthis

Curetis sperthis sperthis (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)


♂, Yala, Thailand.		♂, Yala, Thailand.

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Anops sperthis C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
OD : Reise öst. Fregatte Novara. Zool. Theil. (2): 222.
TL : "Malacca Interior" [W.Malaysia]. (NHML)

Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Borneo, Sumatra, Bangka, Java, Bali.

Synonyms

Curetis minima Distant & Pryer, 1887; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)19: 265–266; TL: Borneo. (NHML)
Curetis santana forma semilimbata Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stett. ent. Ztg. 69: 59; TL: 'Ost- und West-Java' [Java]. (NHML)
Curetis santana forma latipicta Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stett. ent. Ztg. 69: 59; TL: 'Ost- und West-Java' [Java]. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Curetis sperthis: Godfrey,1930 : 326. (Pak Jong; Chonburi: Sriracha)
Curetis sperthis sperthis: Pinratana,1981 : 154, pl.29, figs.6,♂,7,♂(Un). ('Loei'; Kao Yai; Nakhon Nayok; Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Curetis sperthis sperthis: Eliot,1990 : 223, 208. (Thailand)
Curetis sperthis sperthis: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 554, pl.251, figs.L57,♂,♂(Un). (Khao Yai; Koh Tarutao)
Curetis sperthis sperthis: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 568, pl.257, figs.L82,♂,♂(Un). (Khao Yai; Koh Tarutao)
Curetis sperthis sperthis: Kimura et al.,2014 : 46, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Kao Soi Dao; Kam Puan; Ka Chong; Tarutao Is; Than To WF.)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♂.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Yala : 6♂ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The butterfly is not uncommon in lowland forests (30–450 m a.s.l.). Males are frequently observed mud-puddling along stream banks and at puddles.
The record from Loei in Pinratana (1981) needs to be reconfirmed. It could be Curetis metayei because of its distribution.

Literature

Felder, C. & Felder, R, 1865. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Zweite Abtheilung: Lepidoptera.
Carl Gerold's Sohn, Wien, (2): [2] + 137–378, pls. 22–47. ([after Oct].1865)

Distant, W.L. & Pryer, W.B, 1887. On the Rhopalocera of Northern Borneo. Part.II.
Annals and Magazine of natural History, (5)19: 264–275.

Fruhstorfer, H, 1908. Neue Curetis und Uebersicht der bekannten Arten.
Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung, 69: 49–59. (Jan.1908)

Evans, W.H, 1954. A Revision of the Genus Curetis. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Entomologist, 87(9): 190–194, (10): 212–216, (11): 241–247.

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

♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.05.24 - 2024.08.31.