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.
Curetis santana forma semilimbata Fruhstorfer, 1908 : Stett. ent. Ztg. 69:59. TL. Java. (NHML) (IFS)
Curetis santana forma latipicta Fruhstorfer, 1908 : Stett. ent. Ztg. 69:59. TL. Java. (NHML) (IFS)

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 rare in montane forests at low elevation (Alt. 30 - 450m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
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]-1874 : 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. Wien, Carl Gerold's Sohn.
(1):[4] + 1-136, pls. 1-21 ([12 January 1865]) ; (2):[2] + 137-378, pls. 22-47 ([after October] 1865) ; (3):[2] + 379-536, pls.48-74 ([25 April] 1867) ; (4):[6] + 1-9 [explanation of plates] ([31 December] 1874)

Distant, W.L. & Pryer, W.B.,1887 : On the Rhopalocera of Northern Borneo. Part.II.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)19:264-275.

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.

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

1999.05.24 - 2024.08.31.