Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius  (Cramer, 1777)

Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ♂ Up. Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ♂ Un. Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ♀ Up. Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ♂ Up. Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ♂ Un. Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ♀ Up. Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Papilio aurelius Cramer, 1777
OD : Uitl. Kapellen 2(14):110, pl.168, figs.A♀,B♀(Un).
TL : 'Sumatra' [Malaya]
Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand, W.Malaysia, Sumatra.
Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ; Pendlebury,1923 : 34. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram)
Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ; Godfrey,1930 : 261. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram)
Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ; Godfrey,1932a : 268. (P)
Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ; Pinratana,1983 : 55, 63, pl.41, figs.19,♂,♀. (Ranong; Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Trang; Pattani; Yala)
Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 332, pl.140, figs.A21,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Yala)
Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 334, pl.140, figs.N168,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Yala)
Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Surat Thani; Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2023.06.30)
Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 149, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kao Yai; Kratching WF; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 291, figs.Abb.M-065-066. (Phang Nga) (in part)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 3♂ 4♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♀ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trang : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 2♂ 4♀ (incl. photo and photo by S.Atdhabhan & A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane dense forests mixed with bamboo at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 550m) and often comes to rotten fruits that has fallen to the ground. They prefer in the dark jungle and suddenly fly out from below. Flight is fast and quickly fly away into the bush.


Literature

Cramer, P.,1775-1780 :
De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Africa en America. Papillons exotiques des trois parties du monde l'Asie, l'Afrique et l'Amerique.
Amsteldam, S.J.Baalde; Barthelemy Wild and J. Van Schoonhoven & Comp.
1(1/7):i-xxx, 1-16, 1-132, pls.1-84 ([31 December]1775), (8):133-155, pls.85-96 (1776); 2(9/16):1-151, pls.97-192 (1777); 3(17/22):1-128, pls.193-264 (1779), (23/24):129-176, pls.265-288 (1780); 4(25/26):1-28, pls.289-304 (1780)


Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ♂ Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ♀
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) ♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ♂ Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ♀
♂, Satun, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius ♀
♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2007.10.10 - 2023.06.30.

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