Curetis freda

Curetis freda Eliot,1959


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

ON : Curetis freda Eliot, 1959
OD : Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 7(8):377-378, text-fig.4a, pl.10, fig.10(PT,♂).
TL : Perak, [W.Malaysia].

Distribution : P.Thailand (Phang Nga and Southward), W.Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra.

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, Jul.-Aug.1895. Perak. Lakatt & Pamboo (NHML) ; Allotype ♀, Malay Peninsula. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Curetis freda ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 46, fig.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To WF.)
Curetis freda ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 134-135, figs.Abb.L-063-064. (Phang Nga)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : 6♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevation (Alt. 300 - 450m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Literature

Eliot, J.N.,1959 : New or little known Butterflies from Malaya.
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 7(8) : 369-391, 1pl, 7 text-figs.

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

1999.05.24 - 2023.09.30.