Appias indra plana Butler, 1879

Appias indra plana ♂ Up. Appias indra plana ♂ Un. Appias indra plana ♀ Up. Appias indra plana ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Appias indra plana ♂ Up. Appias indra plana ♂ Un. Appias indra plana ♀ Up. Appias indra plana ♀ Un.
♂, Satun (Koh Tarutao), Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Appias plana Butler, 1879
OD : Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8):551.
TL : Malacca, [W.Malaysia]. (NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Koh Tarutao ; Yala and Southward),
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore, NW.Borneo, S.Sumatra.
● ssp.thronion
ssp.plana
Appias indra plana map

Synonym

Appias leptis aemilia Fruhstorfer, 1910 : in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 9:157. TL. Borneo.


Type Material Information

plana ; ♂, Type (red), Malacca. (NHML, examined)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Appias indra plana ; Pinratana,1983 : 18, pl.15, fig.31b♂. (Yala) (in part)
Appias indra plana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 152, pl.49, figs.Pi33c♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Appias indra plana ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 158, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To WF.)
Appias indra plana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 152, pl.49, figs.Pi33c♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Appias indra plana ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2022.09.20)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Satun (Koh Tarutao) : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 12♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Narathiwat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 700m). Both sexes visit flowers, and males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
This taxon is found from Koh Tarutao, Yala and southwards. On the other hand, ssp.indra is distributed north of Khuan Don district, Satun on the opposite side of Koh Tarutao. Further taxonomic study is needed.


Literature

Butler, A.G.,1879 : The Butterflies of Malacca.
Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8):533-568, pls.68,69.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1910 : 2. Familie: Pieridae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
153-168. (2.Apr.1910)


Appias indra plana ♂ Appias indra plana ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.

1996.10.31 - 2022.09.30.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.