Drupadia scaeva melisa

Drupadia scaeva melisa (Hewitson, [1869])


♂, Tak, Thailand.

ON : Myrina melisa Hewitson, [1869]
OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae Suppl.: 6. [not fig.]
TL : Maulmain, Burma. (NHML)

Distribution : S.Myanmar. W.Thailand (Tak to Phetchaburi).

	● ssp.melisa
	● ssp.cooperi
	● ssp.scaeva

Type Material Information

Lectotype ♂, S.Moulmein, Burma. designated by Cowan,1974. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Drupadia scaeva melisa ; Cowan,1974 : 344. ('South')
Drupadia scaeva melisa ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 676, pl.309, figs.L330b♀(center),♀(Un). (Kanchanaburi) (in part)
Drupadia scaeva melisa ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 714, pl.327, figs.L354b♀,♀(Un). (Kanchanaburi) (in part)
Drupadia scaeva melisa ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Khamphaeng Phet; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.07.04)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Tak : 2♂ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).

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

Phetchaburi : 3♀ (photo by M.Hayashi & A.Giudici).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in primary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 350 - 560m). Males are territorial on shrubs or trees at forest edges from 11:30 - 14:00.

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.

Cowan, C.F.,1974 : The Indo-Oriental Genus Drupadia Moore (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae).
Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 29:283-656, 6 pls.


♂, Tak, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)

1999.07.18 - 2023.07.31.