Lethe europa malaya  Corbet, 1941


ON : Lethe europa malaya Corbet, 1941
OD : Entomologist 74(6):133.
TL : Malay Peninsula.
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
W.Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra.
● ssp.niladana
ssp.malaya
Lethe europa malaya map


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Lethe europa niladana ; Godfrey,1932a : 266. (Songkhla)
Lethe europa malaya ; Pinratana,1988 : 12, pl.11, fig.18b♂. (Yala)
Lethe europa malaya ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.♂. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.09 ; accessed: 2023.06.30)
Lethe europa malaya ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 240, pl.92, figs.S19b♂,♂(Un). (Songkhla)
Lethe europa malaya ; Uémura,2010 : 3.
Lethe europa malaya ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂(Un),♀(Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2022.02.24)
Lethe europa malaya ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 240, pl.92, figs.N55b♂,♂(Un). (Songkhla; 'Chumphon')
Lethe europa malaya ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 167-168, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Krabi; Than To WF.)
Lethe europa malaya ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 261, figs.Abb.S-076♂(Un),S-077♂(Un). (Phang Nga)
Lethe europa malaya ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.06.30)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 2♂ 1♀ (photo by S.Atdhabhan).
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Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane and secondary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 20 - 550m).


Literature

Corbet, A.S.,1941 : Further revisional Notes on Malayan Rhopalocera.
Entomologist 74(6):133-135.


Lethe europa malaya ♂ Lethe europa malaya ♀
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) ♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
Lethe europa malaya ♂
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1998.12.10 - 2023.07.31

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