Curetis saronis indosinica Fruhstorfer, 1908

Curetis saronis indosinica ♂ Up. Curetis saronis indosinica ♂ Un. Curetis saronis indosinica ♀ Up. Curetis saronis indosinica ♀ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♀, Mondolkiri, Cambodia. (photo by H.Onodera)
Curetis saronis indosinica ♂ Up. Curetis saronis indosinica ♂ Un. Curetis saronis indosinica ♂ Up. Curetis saronis indosinica ♂ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Curetis saronis indosinica ♂ Up. Curetis saronis indosinica ♂ Un. Curetis saronis indosinica ♂ Up. Curetis saronis indosinica ♂ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♂, Trat, Thailand.

ON : Curetis insularis indosinica Fruhstorfer, 1908
OD : Stett. ent. Ztg. 69:54.
TL : 'Siam ; Sud-Annam [Thailand ; S.Vietnam]'. (NHML)
Distribution : Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.
● ssp.indosinica
ssp.sumatrana
Curetis saronis indosinica map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Curetis insularis indosinica ; Seitz,1924-1927 : 935. (Siam)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Godfrey,1927 : 125. (N)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Godfrey,1930 : 326. ('Prae: Me Song forest'; Muak Lek; Pak Jong; Sriracha)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Pinratana,1981 : 155, pl.29, figs.15,♂,16,♀,17,♂(Un). (Kanchanaburi; Nakhon Ratchasima) (in part)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Eliot,1990 : 222. (Thailand)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 257, fig.190,♀. (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 53. (Ubon Ratchathani: Nam Tok Soi Sawan)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 554, pl.251, figs.L62,♂,♂(Un). (Khao Yai; Phu Khieo; Khao Soi Dao) (in part)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 570, pl.258, figs.L87,♂,♂(Un). (Khao Yai; Phu Khieo; Khao Soi Dao) (in part)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 45, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Kao Khiewo; Thung Yai; Kanchanaburi; Kuwai Yai; Kaeng Krachan)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Sa Kaeo; Saraburi) (accessed: 2023.04.27)

[ LAOS ]
Curetis saronis ssp. ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 78, col.pl.15 ; pl.109, figs.B3,♂,B4,♂(Un). (Pakse)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 219. pl.129, fig.♂(Un). (Vientiane)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 56.

[ CAMBODIA ]
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Kosterin,2019b : 27. (Mondulkiri)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Kosterin,2020 : 315. (Siem Reap)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Onodera,2022 : 130, pl.267, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Mondulkiri: Bousara)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 120. (Koh Kong; Mondulkiri; Phnom Penh; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Curetis insularis indosinica ; Seitz,1924-1927 : 935. (S.Annam)
Curetis insularis indosinica ; Metaye,1957 : 89. (C)
Curetis thetis indocinica [sic] ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 338-339, pl.5, figs.39,♂.40,♂(Un). (Thuan Hai: Vo Dat)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Eliot,1990 : 222. (Vietnam)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 29, figs.L-189,♂,♀. (Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Curetis saronis indosinica ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 48. (C / S)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chanthaburi : 19♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trat : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ CAMBODIA ]
Mondolkiri : 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low elevation (Alt. 50 - 350m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Godfrey (1930) recorded from Phrae, N.Thailand, but this is doubtful. Its distribution in northern Thailand needs to be reconfirmed.


Literature

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)
Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 41(4):201-225.


Curetis saronis indosinica ♂
♂, Trat, Thailand.

1999.05.24 - 2024.08.31.

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