Elymnias dara darina  Fruhstorfer, 1907

Elymnias dara darina ♂ Up. Elymnias dara darina ♂ Un. Elymnias dara darina ♀ Up. Elymnias dara darina ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul) ♀, 2004.10.--. Ranong, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Elymnias dara darina Fruhstorfer, 1907
OD : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 20(3):215.
TL : Battak Mountains, N.Sumatra.
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
W.Malaysia, Sumatra.
● ssp.daedalion
ssp.darina
Elymnias dara darina map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Elymnias dara darina ; Inayoshi,2007 : 22, figs.15,♀,16,♀(Un). (Ranong: Muang Chone)
'Elymnias dara daedalion ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 230, pl.87, figs.S7♂(Malaysia),♂(Un,Malaysia),♀(Malaysia),♀(Un,Malaysia).'
Elymnias dara darina ; Uémura,2010 : 2.
'Elymnias dara darina ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 228, pl.86, figs.N43b♂(Malaysia),♂(Un,Malaysia),♀(Malaysia),♀(Un,Malaysia).'
Elymnias dara darina ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 163. (by literature)
Elymnias dara darina ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 257-258, figs.Abb.S-066,S-230. (Phang Nga)
Elymnias dara darina ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2021- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.06.30)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : Suk Samran dist. 1♀. 2004.10.--. LC (KS)
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 1♂ 3♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici and S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The female specimen shown above is the first discovery in Thailand. The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 20 - 600m).


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1907 : Monographie der Elymniinae.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 20(3):157-252.


Elymnias dara darina ♀ Elymnias dara darina ♀
♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) ♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
Elymnias dara darina ♀ Elymnias dara darina ♀
♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2007.11.10 - 2023.07.31.

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