Ariadne merione ginosa (Fruhstorfer, 1912)

Ariadne merione ginosa ♂ Up. Ariadne merione ginosa ♂ Un. Ariadne merione ginosa ♂ Up. Ariadne merione ginosa ♂ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Ergolis merione ginosa Fruhstorfer, 1912
OD : In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 457.
TL : 'Sumatra; Malayische Halbinsel'.
Distribution : P.Thailand, W.Malaysia, Sumatra.
● ssp.tapestrina
ssp.ginosa
Ariadne merione ginosa map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Ariadne merione ginosa: Pinratana,1979 : 3, figs.N2c♂,♂(Un). (no data)
Ariadne merione ginosa: Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 39, pl.22, figs.50a♂,♂(Un). (Trang; Yala)
'Ariadne merione ginosa: Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Koh Samui)' (accessed: 2021.06.26)
Ariadne merione ginosa: Kimura et al.,2016 : 66, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Than To WF.)
AAriadne merione ginosa: S.Sophonviwatkul et al.,2020- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Nakhon Si Thammarat) (accessed: 2023.03.24)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : 4♂ (incl. photo and photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is not uncommon in lowland secondary forests at elevations of 200–450 m.
The subspecies of the population in Koh Samui is still uncertain. Confirmation with specimens is needed.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
9: 457-488 (18.Mar.1912), Stuttgart, Alfred Kernen.


Ariadne merione ginosa ♂ Ariadne merione ginosa ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2006.06.05 - 2024.08.31.

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