Polyura hebe chersonesus

Polyura hebe chersonesus (Fruhstorfer, 1898)


♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

♂, Yala, Thailand.		♂, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Charaxes attalus chersonesus Fruhstorfer, 1898
OD : Ent. Nachr. 24:55.
TL : 'Singapore' [West Malaysia]. (NHML)

Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (Phetchaburi and Southward),
W.Malaysia.

Type Materials Information

Lectotype ♂, 'Singapore' [West Malaysia]. designated by R.L.Smiles,1978. (NHML)
Paralectotype 1♀, Singapore. designated by R.L.Smiles,1978. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Eriboea hebe chersonesus ; Godfrey,1932a : 270. (Pattani: Khao Kalakiri)
Eriboea hebe chersonesus ; Godfrey,1932b : 325. (Pattani: Khao Kalakiri)
Polyura hebe chersonesus ; Pinratana,1979 : 99, figs.N169,♂,♂(Un). (Chumphon; Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Polyura hebe chersonesus ; Smiles,1984 : 179. (Ranong)
Polyura hebe chersonesus ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 99, pl.76, figs.190,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong; Trang; Pattani; Yala)
Polyura hebe chersonesus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 488, pl.218, figs.N203,♂,♂(Un),♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Yala)
Polyura hebe chersonesus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 356, pl.151, figs.N186,♂,♂(Un),♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Ranong; Yala)
Polyura hebe chersonesus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2023.05.04)
Polyura hebe chersonesus ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 134, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Naka; Thaleban; Than To WF.)
Polyura hebe chersonesus ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 18, figs.Abb.N-114-115. (Phang Nga)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Phetchaburi : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by M.Hayashi & T.Aoyama).

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

Prachuap Khiri Khan : 1♂.

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

Ranong : 6♂ 1♀.

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

Yala : 5♂ (incl. photo).

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

Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 50 - 450m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1898 : Ueber einige Charaxes-Arten.
Ent. Nachr. 24(4):53-60.

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.


♂, Yala, Thailand.	♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama)

2006.12.09 - 2023.09.30.