Melanocyma faunula faunula (Westwood, 1850)
Melanocyma faunula faunula ♂ Up. Melanocyma faunula faunula ♂ Un. Melanocyma faunula faunula ♀ Up. Melanocyma faunula faunula ♀ Un.
♂, Satun, Thailand. ♀, Satun, Thailand.
Melanocyma faunula faunula ♂ Up. Melanocyma faunula faunula ♂ Un. Melanocyma faunula faunula ♀ Up. Melanocyma faunula faunula ♀ Un.
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. ♀, Trang, Thailand.

ON : Thaumantis faunula Westwood, 1850
OD : In: Doubleday, Gen. diurn. Lep. 2(38): pl.54, fig.1,♀.
TL : Singapore.
Distribution : P.Thailand (South from Krabi), W.Malaysia, {Singapore}.
● ssp.kimurai
● ssp.faunula
Melanocyma faunula faunula map
Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Faunis faunula faunula ; Godfrey,1932a : 267. (P)
Melanocyma faunula faunula ; Pinratana,1983 : 48, 61, pl.27, fig.5,♀. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Trang; Yala) (in part)
Melanocyma faunula faunula ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂](Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.19 ; accessed: 2024.04.30)
Melanocyma faunula faunula ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 310, pl.127, figs.A5,♂,♂(ab,Un),♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Krabi) (in part)
Melanocyma faunula faunula ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 310, pl.127, figs.N151a♂,♂(ab.,Un),♂(ab.,Un)♀,♀(Un). (Krabi)
Melanocyma faunula faunula ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 140, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ka Chong; Thaleban; Satul [Satun])
Melanocyma faunula faunula ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Krabi; Nakhon Si Thammarat; Satun; Narathiwat) (accessed: 2023.06.03)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Krabi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 3♂ (incl. photo),
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trang : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 7♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 1♂ (photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane dense forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 100 - 550m) and is frequently found along the streams. Male makes a territory on the shrubs and flies slowly and gently.

Literature

Westwood, J.O.,1850 : In: Doubleday, E., The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera: comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habits and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus.
2(38): pls. 54, 54*, 55, 63, 65-66 ([6].Dec.1850), London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.

Melanocyma faunula faunula ♂ Melanocyma faunula faunula ♂
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. ♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
2007.10.10 - 2024.07.31.
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