Rapala rhoecus rhoecus

Rapala rhoecus rhoecus Nicéville, 1895


♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Rapala rhoecus Nicéville, 1895
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 9(3):319-321, pl.P, fig.47,♂.
TL : N.E.Sumatra.

Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi,
W.Malaysia, Tioman, Sumatra.

	● ssp.
	● ssp.rhoecus

Type Materials Information

Type 1♂, 4.Jul.1893. Sumatra. (NZC), 1♀, 28.Mar.1894. Battaks, Sumatra. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 157, figs.♂,♂(Un), 158, figs.♀,♀(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Rapala elcia rhoecus ; Pinratana,1981 : 151, pl.28, figs.13,♂,14,♂(Un). (Ranong; Trang) (in part)
Rapala elcia rhoecus ; Seki,1986 : 21. (Ranong)
Rapala rhoecus rhoecus ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 141, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Shone; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Rapala rhoecus rhoecus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2024.01.08)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 4♂ 1♀.

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).

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

Yala : 1♂ (photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 600 - 1000m). Males are territorial on shrubs or trees at hilltops.

Literature

Niceville, L.de,1895 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan Region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 9(3):259-321, pls.N-Q.


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

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

1999.07.21 - 2024.01.31.