Mycalesis perseus cepheus

Mycalesis perseus cepheus Butler, 1867


♂, Narathiwat, Thailand.		♀ (dsf), Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Mycalesis cepheus Butler, 1867
OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3)20:402, pl.9, figs.3[♀],4[♀](Un).
TL : Penang.

Distribution : Andamans, P.Thailand, Langkawi, W.Malaysia,
Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Kangean, Bali, Lombok,
Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores.

	● ssp.tabitha
	● ssp.cepheus

Synonym

Mycalesis perseus f. prasias Fruhstorfer, 1911 : in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 9:343. TL. (?)Java.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Mycalesis perseus cepheus ; Aoki & Yamaguchi,1984 : 47-48, fig.19,♂. (Ranong: Ranong; Phuket: Phuket; Satun: Satun; Yala: Ban Betong)
Mycalesis perseus cepheus ; Pinratana,1988 : 21, pl.23, figs.51b♂,♀(Un). (Chumphon; Yala)
Mycalesis perseus cepheus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 266, pl.105, figs.S57b♂,♂(Un). (in part)
Mycalesis mineus macromalayana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.106, figs.S58b♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Mycalesis perseus cepheus ; Uémura,2010 : 4. (Ranong)
Mycalesis perseus cepheus ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♂](Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (in part) (accessed: 2022.06.17)
Mycalesis perseus cepheus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 266, pl.105, fig.N92b♂(Un,right). (in part)
Mycalesis perseus cepheus ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 177-178, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kaper WF; Ranong Hot Spring; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Mycalesis perseus cepheus ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 267, figs.Abb.S-116-117. (Phang Nga)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♀.

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

Narathiwat : 3♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is not rare in secondary and montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 350m).
This taxon is easily distinguished from other species of the mineus group by the ocelli in space 2, which is moved inwards, well out of line with those in spaces 1b and 3 on the UnH.

Literature

Butler, A.G.,1867 : Descriptions of new or little-known species of Asiatic Lepidoptera.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3)20:399-405, 2 pls.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1911 : 4. Familie: Satyridae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
337-344. (9.May.1911)

Uémura, Y.,1985 : Identification guide to the Thai-Malayan species of the mineus-group of Mycalesis (Lepidoptera: Satyridae)
Yadoriga 123:2-9. (in Japanese)

1998.12.05 - 2024.05.31.