Polyura delphis concha

Polyura delphis concha (Vollenhoeven, 1861)


♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.		♂, Yala, Thailand.

♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand.		♂, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Charaxes concha Vollenhoeven, 1861
OD : Tijdschr. Ent. 4:162-163, pl.10, figs.1,3(Un).
TL : 'Java ; Ludeking, Padang, Sumatra' [Ludeking, Sumatra]. (NHML)

Distribution : P.Thailand (Phetchaburi and Southward),
W.Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra.

	● ssp.delphis
	● ssp.concha

Synonym

Eulepis delphis delphinion Fruhstorfer, 1904 : Soc. ent. 19:75. TL. Süd-Borneo.

Type Materials Information

concha :
Lectotype ♂, Ludeking, Sumatra. designated by R.L.Smiles,1978. (RNH)
'Paralectotype 2♂, Blume, Java. designated by R.L.Smiles,1978. (RNH)'
delphinion :
Holotype ♂, S.Borneo. designated by R.L.Smiles,1977. (NHML)
Paratype 1♂, N.Borneo. 1898. designated by R.L.Smiles,1977. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Polyura delphis concha ; Pinratana,1979 : 102, figs.N174b♂,♂(Un). (Trang; Yala)
Polyura delphis concha ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 100, pl.79, figs.195b♂,♂(Un). (Trang; Yala)
Polyura delphis concha ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂](Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.27 ; accessed: 2024.05.07)
Polyura delphis concha ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 494, pl.221, figs.N208b♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Polyura delphis concha ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 354, pl.150, figs.N184b♂,♂(Un). (Yala; Ranong)
Polyura delphis concha ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 136, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Polyura delphis concha ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Nakhon Si Thammarat) (accessed: 2023.05.04)
Polyura delphis concha ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 16-17, figs.Abb.N-108-109. (Phang Nga)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Phetchaburi : 1♂.

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

Ranong : 2♂.

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.

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

Trang : 1♂.

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

Yala : 7♂ (incl. photo & photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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

Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 150 - 560m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Tsukada (1991) treated the Javanese population as a distinct subspecies.

Literature

Snellen van Vollenhoven, S.C.,1861 : Description de quelques especes nouvelles de Lepidopteres.
Tijdschr. Ent. 4:157-163, pls.8-10.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1904 : Neue Euploea aus dem malayischen Archipel.
Soc. ent. 19(10):73-76. (15.Aug.1904)

Smiles, R.L.,1982 : The taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Polyura Billberg (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
Bull. Brit. Mus. Ent. (Nat. Hist.) 44(3):115-237. London.

Tsukada, E.,1991 : Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands V, Nymphalidae (II).
Azumino Butterflie's Research Institute. 576pp.(238 col. pls.). (in Japanese)


♂, Yala, Thailand.

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

2006.12.09 - 2024.10.31.