Chersonesia rahria rahria (Moore, [1858])

Chersonesia rahria rahria ♂ Up. Chersonesia rahria rahria ♂ Un. Chersonesia rahria rahria ♂ Up. Chersonesia rahria rahria ♂ Un.
♂, Pattani, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.
Chersonesia rahria rahria ♀ Up. Chersonesia rahria rahria ♀ Un. Chersonesia rahria rahria ♀ Up. Chersonesia rahria rahria ♀ Un.
♀, Pattani, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Cyrestis rahria Moore, [1858]
OD : in: Horsfield & Moore,
Cat. lep. Ins. East-India Co. 1:147, pl.3a, fig.2.
TL : Java.
Distribution : P.Thailand (Phang Nga and Southward),
W.Malaysia, Aur, {Singapore}, Borneo, Sumatra,
Simeulue, Babi, Nias, Java, Lingga, Singkep,
Banka, Belitung.
Chersonesia rahria rahria map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Chersonesia rahria rahria ; Pinratana,1979 : 40, figs.N58a♂,♂(Un). (Pattani; Trang; Yala)
Chersonesia rahria rahria ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 44, pl.25, figs.60,♂,♀. (Trang; Pattani; Yala)
Chersonesia rahria rahria ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♀]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.28 ; accessed: 2024.05.09)
Chersonesia rahria rahria ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 386, pl.167, figs.N63,♂,♂(Un). (Than To)
Chersonesia rahria rahria ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies. fig.♂. (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.07.20)
Chersonesia intermedia intermedia ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies. fig.♂. (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.07.20)
Chersonesia rahria rahria ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 480, pl.213, figs.N346,♂,♂(Un). (Than To)
Chersonesia rahria rahria ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig.(above). (Yala) (in part) (accessed: 2023.09.12)
Chersonesia rahria rahria ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 120, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Thaleban; Sai Kao WF; Than To WF.)
Chersonesia intermedia ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 78-79, figs.Abb.N-483-490. (Phang Nga)
Chersonesia rahria rahria ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 79, figs.Abb.N-495,♂[♀],496(Un). (Phang Nga)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Pattani : 1♂ 5♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 3♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 150 - 450m). 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.


Literature

Moore, F.,[1858] : in: Horsfield & Moore, A catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company. Vol.1.
London, W.H. Allen and Co. v + 278 pp., 12 pls.


Chersonesia rahria rahria ♂ Chersonesia rahria rahria ♀
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Chersonesia rahria rahria ♂ Chersonesia rahria rahria ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.
Chersonesia rahria rahria ♂ Chersonesia rahria rahria ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.

2007.10.10 - 2024.06.30.

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