Elymnias nesaea lioneli

Elymnias nesaea lioneli Fruhstorfer, 1907


♂, Satun (Koh Tarutao), Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

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

♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand.

ON : Elymnias nesaea lioneli Fruhstorfer, 1907
OD : Deut. ent. Z. [Iris] 20(3): 203.
TL : Malayische Halbinsel. (NHML)

Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (south of Ranong), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Aur, {Singapore}.

	● ssp.timandra
	● ssp.apelles
	● ssp.lioneli

Type Material Information

lioneli ; ♀, Type HT (red), Malaka, Fruhstorfer (NHML, examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Elymnias nesaea lioneli : Pendlebury,1923 : 34. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang; Lan Saka)
Elymnias nesaea lioneli : Godfrey,1930 : 256. (Bangnara; Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Elymnias nesaea lioneli : Godfrey,1932a : 267. (P)
Elymnias nesaea lioneli : Pinratana,1988 : 9, pl.6, figs.9c♂,♀. (Surat Thani: Ko Samui; Songkhla)
Elymnias nesaea lioneli : RDPB & DNP,2006–2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♀]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.19 ; accessed: 2023.06.30)
Elymnias nesaea lioneli : Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 232, pl.88, figs.S9c♂,♂(Un),♂,♀. (Songkhla; Koh Tarutao)
Elymnias casiphone saueri : Ek-Amnuay,[2007] ; pl.89, figs.S11,♀,♀(Un). (partim)
Elymnias nesaea lioneli : Uémura,2010 : 2.
Elymnias nesaea lioneli : Les Day,2011–2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♀](Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2022.01.01)
Elymnias nesaea lioneli : Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 232, pl.88, figs.N45c♂,♂(Un),♂,♀. (Songkhla; Koh Tarutao)
Elymnias casiphone saueri : Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.89, figs.N47,♀,♀(Un). (partim)
Elymnias nesaea lioneli : Kimura et al.,2016 : 164, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ka Chong; Haadjai)
Elymnias nesaea lioneli : Wei et al.,2017 ; 102, fig.12, O♀. (Satun, Thale Ban)
Elymnias nesaea lioneli : Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 260, figs.Abb.S-074♂(Un),S075♂(Un). (Phang Nga)
Elymnias nesaea lioneli : Sophonviwatkul et al.,2021– : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.06.30)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♀.

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

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♀.

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 2♀.

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

Satun (Koh Tarutao) : 1♂ 2♀.

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

Yala : 4♂ (incl. photo).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in secondary and mountain forests at low to moderate elevations (30–700 m a.s.l.) and males are often territorial on shrubs at hilltops. In flight, it is similar to some kinds of day-flying moths. They prefer to rest on dead trees and dead leaves which give them a wonderful protective colour.

Literature

Fruhstorfer, H, 1907. Monographie der Elymniinae.
Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift "Iris", 20(3): 157–252. (12.Oct.1907)

Wei, C-H, Lohman, D, Peggie, D. & Yen, S-H, 2017. An illustrated checklist of the genus Elymnias Hübner, 1818 (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae).
Zookeys, 676: 47–152. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.676.12579


♂, Yala, Thailand.	♂, Yala, Thailand.

♂, Yala, Thailand.	♂, Yala, Thailand.

1998.12.09 - 2024.05.31.