Virachola kessuma deliochus
(Hewitson, 1874)
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by E.Ikari) |
♀, Lampang, Thailand. |
ON :
Deudorix deliochus Hewitson, 1874
OD : Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 22(3):352-353.
TL : India.
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra.
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Rapala kessuma deliochus ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 83. (Lampang: Me Chang forest)
Virachola kessuma deliochus ; Pinratana,1981 : 145, pl.27, fig.1,♂(Un). (Lampang; Ranong)
Virachola kessuma deliochus ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 40, fig.119,♂. (Ubon Ratchathani: Kaeng E-Keow)
Virachola kessuma deliochus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 706, pl.323, figs.L400,♂,♂(Un),♀(Un). (no loc.)
Virachola kessuma deliochus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 752, pl.345, figs.L421,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Nan; Ranong)
Virachola kessuma deliochus ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 133, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Kaen E-Keow)
Virachola kessuma deliochus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Ubon Ratchathani; Sa Kaeo) (accessed: 2024.04.06)
[ LAOS ]
Virachola kessuma deliochus ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 56, pl.23, figs.Ly-263,♂,♂(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Pakkading)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Virachola sp. cf. kessuma ; Kosterin,2019b : 29, fig.15(Un). (Mondulkiri)
Virachola kessuma ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 123. (Mondulkiri; Siem Reap)
[ VIETNAM ]
Virachola kessuma deliochus ; Saito & Inayoshi,2018 : 38, figs.111,♂,♂(Un). (Lam Dong)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♂ (photo by E.Ikari).
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Lampang : 1♀.
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Nan : 1♂ (without date).
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Yala : 2♂ 1♀ (photo by S.Atdhabhan & A.Giudici).
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Notes
The butterfly is locally uncommon in montane and secondary forests at low elevations (Alt. 300 - 500m).
Literature
Hewitson, W.C.,1874 : Descriptions of new species of Lycaenidae from his own collection.
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 22(3):343-355.
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♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) |
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♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
♂, Yala, Thailand. |
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