Drupadia theda thesmia

Drupadia theda thesmia (Hewitson,[1863])


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

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

ON : Myrina thesmia Hewitson,[1863]
OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1:32, 2:pl.14, figs.25-27.
TL : Sumatra. (NHML)

Distribution : P.Thailand (Pattani and southward), W.Malaysia,
Singapore, Lingga, Sumatra.

Synonym

Biduanda thesmia thesmia f.minara Fruhstorfer,[1912] : Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):251. TL. Sumatra. (NHML)

Type Materials Information

thesmia ; Lectotype ♂, Sumatra. designated by Cowan,1974. (NHML) ; Paralectotype 1♀, Sumatra. (NHML)
minara ; Holotype ♂, N.E.Sumatra. (Martin) (NHML) ; Paralectotype 1♀, N.E.Sumatra. (Martin) (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Drupadia theda thesmia ; Pinratana,1981 : 123, pl.22, figs.21♀,22♀(Un). (Yala / Narathiwat)
Drupadia theda thesmia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 674, pl.308, figs.L327c,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Drupadia theda thesmia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 712, pl.326, figs.L351c,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Drupadia theda thesmia ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 107, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To WF)
Drupadia theda thesmia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2020- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Pattani : 2♀.

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

Yala : 3♂ 3♀ (incl.photo & photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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

Narathiwat : 1♀.

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

Notes
The butterfly is not rare in forest at low to moderate elevations.

Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1863-1878 : Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae.
London, van Vorst. x+229pp. and 14a-14h, Suppl. 1-47; pls. (108, numbered;)
1-85, 88-92, 3a,3b,3c, Suppl.I-VII, Ia, Ib, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, Va, Vb. In 8 parts.

Fruhstorfer, H.,[1912] :
Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begrundet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors.
Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):197-272, 4 figs.


♂, Yala, Thailand.	♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

♂, Yala, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2020.07.31.