Amathusia masina malaya  Corbet & Pendlebury, 1936

Amathusia masina malaya ♂ Up. Amathusia masina malaya ♂ Un. Amathusia masina malaya ♀ Up. Amathusia masina malaya ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Trang, Thailand.
Amathusia masina malaya ♂ Up. Amathusia masina malaya ♂ Un. Amathusia masina malaya ♀ Up. Amathusia masina malaya ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Trang, Thailand.

ON : Amathusia masina malaya Corbet & Pendlebury, 1936
OD : J. fed. Malay St. Mus. 18(1):143, 152-153, pl.4, fig.4,♂(Un).
TL : Perak, Malay Peninsula. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia.
Amathusia masina malaya map

Type Material Information

Holotype ♂, Jan.-Feb.1980. Perak, Malay Peninsula. W.Doherty


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Amathusia binghami ; Pinratana,1983 : 52, 62, pl.34, fig.13a♂(Un). (Surat Thani; Trang)
Amathusia masina malaya ; Pinratana,1983 : 52, 62, pl.35, figs.15,♂,♀(Un). (Ranong; Songkhla; Trang; Yala)
Amathusia masina malaya ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 324, pl.136, figs.A16,♂,♂(Un),♀(Un). (Ranong; Yala)
Amathusia masina malaya ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 328, pl.137, figs.N163,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong; Yala)
Amathusia masina malaya ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 145, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Naka; Ka Chong)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 3♂ 2♀ (incl. photo by K.Saito).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trang : 1♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane and secondary forests at low elevations (Alt. 50 - 300m) and often comes to rotten fruits that has fallen to the ground.


Literature

Corbet, A.S. & Pendlebury, H.M.,1936 : Revision of the Genus Amathusia with special Reference to the Malayan Species.
J. fed. Malay St. Mus. 18(1):141-153, pl.IV & V.


Amathusia masina malaya ♂
♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

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