Curetis regula Evans, 1954

Curetis regula ♀ Up. Curetis regula ♀ Un. Curetis regula ♀ Up. Curetis regula ♀ Un.
♀, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Curetis regula Evans, 1954
OD : Entomologist 87(10):215.
TL : "Pulo Laut" [Pulau Laut], Borneo.
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
S.Myanmar, W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Borneo,
Sumatra, Java.
Curetis regula map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Curetis regula ; Pinratana,1981 : 155, pl.29, figs.13,♂,14,♂(Un). (Trang)
Curetis regula ; Seki,1986 : 22. (Ranong)
Curetis regula ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 554, pl.251, figs.L61,♂,♀,♀(Un). ('Koh Chang' [loc.err.])
Curetis regula ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 570, pl.258, figs.L86,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ('Koh Chang' [loc.err.])
Curetis regula ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 46, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Naka; Than To WF.)
Curetis tagalica jopa ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 135, fig.Abb.L-065. (Phang Nga)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 600 - 1200m).
Ek-Amnuay ([2007],2012) recorded it from 'Koh Chang' which is considered an erroneous location or misidentification.


Literature

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


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