Drupadia niasica biranta

Drupadia niasica biranta (Riley,1942)


♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Marmessus scudderii biranta Riley,1942
OD : Entomologist 75(4):88.
TL : Langkawi Is.
Distribution : P.Thailand, Langkawi.

Type Material Information

Holotype ♂, 1939.i.15. Langkawi Is., Malay Penisula. J.N.Eliot (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Drupadia niasica scudderii ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 676, pl.309, figs.L328,♂,♀[♂],♀[♂](Un),♀. (Kampuan / Krabi)
Drupadia niasica scudderii ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 714, pl.326, figs.L352,♂,♀[♂],♀[♂](Un),♀. (Kampuan / Krabi)
Drupadia niasica biranta ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 107, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Tarutao Is)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♀.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes
The butterfly is rare in lowland montane forest. There is a possibility to be found other subspecies, ssp.scudderii from north of Phetchaburi and ssp.perlisa from Yala.

Literature

Riley, N.D.,1942 : New Lycaenidae from the Malay Peninsula.
Entomologist 75(4):88-89.

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2019.12.31.