Zeuxidia doubledayi doubledayi

Zeuxidia doubledayi doubledayi Westwood, 1851


♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Zeuxidia doubledayi Westwood, 1851
OD : in Doubleday, Gen. diurn. Lep. (2):329.
TL : "India" [Malaya] (NHML)

Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, W.Malaysia,
{Singapore}, Sumatra, Simeulue.

Synonyms

Zeuxidia nicevillei Fruhstorfer, 1895 : Ent. Nachr. 21:196-197. TL. Sumatra.
Zeuxidia pryeri Butler, 1897 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 6(19):470. TL. Sandakan, N.E.Borneo.
Zeuxidia doubledaii [sic] sumatrana Fruhstorfer, 1906 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 19(3):104. TL. Deli, N.E.Sumatra.
Zeuxidia doubledaii [sic] chersonesia Fruhstorfer, 1906 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 19(3):105. TL. Perak.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Zeuxidia doubledayi chersonesia ; Godfrey,1930 : 261. (Bangkok; Pang Nga: Khao Bang-to)
Zeuxidia doubledayi chersonesia ; Godfrey,1932a : 268. (P)
Zeuxidia doubledayi doubledayi ; Pinratana,1983 : 55, 63, pl.40, figs.18,♂,♀. (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Zeuxidia doubledayi doubledayi ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.♂. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.22 ; accessed: 2024.04.30)
Zeuxidia doubledayi doubledayi ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.♀. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.22 ; accessed: 2024.04.30)
Zeuxidia doubledayi doubledayi ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 330, pl.139, figs.A20,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong)
Zeuxidia doubledayi doubledayi ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 332, pl.139, figs.N167,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong)
Zeuxidia doubledayi doubledayi ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Kanchanaburi; Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2023.06.03)
Zeuxidia doubledayi doubledayi ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 148, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Shone; Khlong Naka; Khao Luang; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 291, figs.Abb.M-067-068. (Phang Nga) (in part)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Kanchanaburi : 1♀ (photo by W.Tangngekkee).

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

Ranong : 2♂ 5♀.

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

Krabi : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 3♂ 1♀ (incl. photo & photo by A.Giudici).

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

Yala : 1♂ (photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane dense forests mixed with bamboo at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 600m) and often comes to rotten fruits that has fallen to the ground. They prefer in the dark jungle and suddenly fly out from below and quickly fly away into the bush.

Literature

Westwood, J.O.,1850-1852 : In Doubleday et al., The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera.
vol.2 : ii + pp.251-534, pls.31-80,54. London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1895 : Neue Rhopaloceren aus dem malayischen Archipel.
Ent. Nachr. 21:168-171, 196-197.

Butler, A.G.,1897 : On a new Nymphalid Butterfly from N.E.Borneo.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6)19:469-470.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1906 : Neue Zeuxidia Formen.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 19(3):104-106.


♂, Krabi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)	♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2007.10.10 - 2024.05.31.