Prosotas nora superdates (Fruhstorfer, 1916)

Prosotas nora superdates ♂ Up. Prosotas nora superdates ♂ Un. Prosotas nora superdates ♀ Up. Prosotas nora superdates ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Prosotas nora superdates ♂ Up. Prosotas nora superdates ♂ Un. Prosotas nora superdates ♂ Up. Prosotas nora superdates ♂ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
Prosotas nora superdates ♂ Up. Prosotas nora superdates ♂ Un. Prosotas nora superdates ♂ genitalia Prosotas nora superdates ♂ genitalia
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♂ genitalia, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Nacaduba nora donina f. superdates Fruhstorfer, 1916
OD : Zool. Meded. 2(14):117.
TL : Java. (NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Aur, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Sumbawa, Flores.
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Prosotas nora superdates map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Prosotas nora ; Pendlebury,1923 : 44. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Tai Sai River)
Prosotas nora superdates ; Pinratana,1981 : 65. not fig. (Yala)
Prosotas nora superdates ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.(Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2007.01.05 ; accessed: 2024.06.03)
Prosotas nora superdates ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 584, pl.265, figs.L143b♂,♂(Un). (Khao Phanom Bencha)
Prosotas nora superdates ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,[♀](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.06.14)
Prosotas pia marginata ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.06.14)
Prosotas nora superdates ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 608, pl.275, figs.L168b♂,♂(Un). (Khao Phanom Bencha)
Prosotas nora superdates ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 162, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Kao Luang; Ka Chong; Thaleban; Than To WF.)
Prosotas nora superdates ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 166-167, figs.Abb.L-214-217. (Phang Nga)
Prosotas nora superdates ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.09.19)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 6♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan ; Koh Tao) : 2♂ (incl. photo by P.Kosierb).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 21♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to moderate elevation (Alt. 30 - 700m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1916 : Revision der Gattung Nacaduba auf Grund der Morphologie der Generationsorgane.
Zool. Meded. 2(14):103-140, pl.4-5. (30.Aug.1916)

Tite, G.E.,1963 : A Synonymic List of the Genus Nacaduba and Allied Genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13(4):69-116, 91 tf, 2 pls. London.


Prosotas nora superdates ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand.

1999.07.11 - 2024.06.30.

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