Cyrestis themire themire Honrath, 1884

Cyrestis themire themire ♂ Up. Cyrestis themire themire ♂ Un. Cyrestis themire themire ♀ Up. Cyrestis themire themire ♀ Un.
♂, Phuket, Thailand. ♀, Satun, Thailand.
Cyrestis themire themire ♂ Up. Cyrestis themire themire ♂ Un. Cyrestis themire themire ♀ Up. Cyrestis themire themire ♀ Un.
♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Cyrestis themire themire ♂ Up. Cyrestis themire themire ♂ Un. Cyrestis themire themire ♂ Up. Cyrestis themire themire ♂ Un.
♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. ♂, Pattani, Thailand.

ON : Cyrestis themire Honrath, 1884
OD : Berl. ent. Z. 28:398, pl.10, fig.5.
TL : "Perak" [Perak, W.Malaysia].
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Langkawi, W.Malaysia.
● ssp.themire
ssp.vatinia
Cyrestis themire themire map

Synonyms

Papilio periander Fabricius, 1787 : Mantisa. Ins. 2:9. TL. 'India orientali' [loc. err. = Phuket, Thailand]. (Homonym)
Cyrestis wernickei Staudinger, 1886 : Exot. Schmett :133. TL. "Perak, Halbinsel Malacca" [Perak, W.Malaysia].
Cyrestis periander binghami Martin, 1903 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 16(1):147-148. TL. "Tavoy, Tenasserim" [Dawei, Tanintharyi Retion, Myanmar].


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Cyrestis periander periander ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 573. (Muok Lek)
Cyrestis periander periander ; Godfrey,1916 : 127.
Cyrestis periander periander ; Godfrey,1930 : 276. ('Prae: Me Song forest'; Muak Lek; Pak Jong; Petchaburi River; Pulo Adang)
Cyrestis periander periander ; Godfrey,1932a : 269. (P)
Cyrestis themire themire ; Pinratana,1979 : 37, figs.N52,♂,♂(Un). (Chonburi; Loei; Chumphon; Nakhon Nayok; Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Cyrestis themire themire ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 41, pl.24, fig.54,♂. (Loei; Nakhon Ratchasima; Nakhon Nayok; Chonburi; Petchaburi; Kanchanaburi; Ranong; Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Trang; Yala)
Cyrestis themire themire ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.28 ; accessed: 2024.05.09)
Cyrestis themire siamensis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 384, pl.166, figs.N56a♂,♂(Un). (Kao Yai; Tam Than Lod)
Cyrestis themire themire ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 384, pl.166, fig.N56b♂. (Krabi)
Cyrestis themire themire ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies. figs.♂,♂(Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2021.07.20)
Cyrestis themire themire ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 478, pl.212, figs.N339,♂,♂(Un),♂. (Khao Yai; Tham Than Lod; Krabi)
Cyrestis themire themire ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Cyrestis themire themire ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Sa Kaeo; Saraburi; Prachuap Khiri Khan) (accessed: 2023.09.30)
Cyrestis themire themire ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 117, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Nakohn Nayok; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Khiewo; Sai York Noi; Kao Phang WF; Kaeng Krachan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Cyrestis themire themire ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 76-77, figs.Abb.N-468-471. (Phang Nga)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Cyrestis themire themire ; Kosterin,2019 : 97, fig.45,♂. (Koh Kong)
'Cyrestis themire themire ; Kosterin,2019b : 30. (Mondulkiri)'
Cyrestis themire ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 118. (Koh Kong; Mondulkiri; Siem Reap)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Kanchanaburi : 3♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Sa Kaeo : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Prachuap Khiri Khan : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phuket : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Pattani : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun (incl. Koh Tarutao) : 3♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 14♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 1000m). Both sexes visit flowers and males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water. They often rest on the underside of leaves with their wings spread.
Godfrey (1930) recorded it from Phrae, N.Thailand, but this is doubtful. Further distributional research is needed in northern Thailand. I consider the type locality of Cyrestis periander siamensis Fruhstorfer, 1898 is not 'Siam' as Corbet (1941) pointed out.
The record from E.Cambodia may be ssp.vatinia. Confirmation by specimen is needed.


Literature

Fabricius, J.C.,1787 : Mantissa Insectorum sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericis,
differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus.
Copenhagen, Christ. Gottl. Proft 8vo 1:xx+348pp ; 2:[2]+382pp

Honrath, E.G.,1884 : Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Rhopalocera.
Berl. ent. Z. 28:395-398, pl.10.

Staudinger, O.,1886 : Exotische Tagfalter in sysmatischer Reihenfolge mit Berucksichtigung neuer Arten in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1
(1):3-6, pl.1-5(1884) ; (2):7-10, pl.6-10(1884) ; (3):11-14, pl.11-15(1884) ; (4):15-22, pl.16-20(1884) ; (5):23-30, pl.21-25(1884) ; (6):31-38, pl.26-30(1884) ; (7):39-46, pl.31-35(1885) ; (8):47-58, pl.30-40(1885) ; (9):59-82, pl.41-50(1885) ; (10):83-102, pl.51-60(1885) ; (11):103-122, pl.61-65(1886) ; (12):123-138, pl.66-70(1886) ; (13):139-158, pl. 71-75(1886) ; (14):159-174, pl.76-80(1886) ; (15):175-194, pl.81-85(1887) ; (16):195-214, pl.86-90(1887) ; (17):215-234, pl.91-95(1887) ; (18):235-270, pl. 96-98(1888) ; (19):1-2,271-333, pl.99-100(1888).

Martin, L.,1903 : Das Genus Cyrestis, eine Revision der bekannten Arten unter Berucksichtigung der neven Formen.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 16(1):71-169. (Oct.1903)

Corbet, A.S.,1941 : A Further contribution to a knowledge of the Rhopalocera of the Malay Peninsula.
J. fed. Malay St. Mus. 18(5):805-813.

Tsukada, E.,1985 : Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands. IV Nymphalidae (I).
Plapac Co. Ltd., Tokyo. 558pp (113 col.pls.). (in Japanese)


Cyrestis themire themire ♂ Cyrestis themire themire ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand.

2007.10.10 - 2024.08.31.

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