Chersonesia peraka peraka Distant, 1884

Chersonesia peraka peraka ♂ Up. Chersonesia peraka peraka ♂ Un. Chersonesia peraka peraka ♀ Up. Chersonesia peraka peraka ♀ Un.
♂, Pattani, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Chersonesia peraka peraka ♂ Up. Chersonesia peraka peraka ♂ Un. Chersonesia peraka peraka ♀ Up. Chersonesia peraka peraka ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Chersonesia peraka Distant, 1884
OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)14:199.
TL : Perak, [W.Malaysia].
Distribution : P.Thailand (Chumphon and Southward),
S.Myanmar, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra,
Java, Bali, Nias, Palawan.
Chersonesia peraka peraka map

Synonym

Cyrestis aza Strecker, 1900 : Lep. Rhopal. Heter. suppl.3:24. TL. "Trong, Lower Siam" [Trang, P.Thailand].


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Chersonesia peraka aza ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 594. (Lower Siam)
Chersonesia peraka aza ; Godfrey,1916 : 128. (Lower Siam) (by literature, Seitz, 9:594)
Chersonesia peraka peraka ; Pendlebury,1923 : 38. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang)
Chersonesia peraka ; Godfrey,1930 : 278. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang)
Chersonesia peraka ; Godfrey,1932a : 269. (P)
Chersonesia peraka peraka ; Pinratana,1979 : 40, figs.N59,♂,♂(Un). (Krabi; Ranong; Trang; Satun: Satun; Tarutao; Yala)
Chersonesia peraka peraka ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 44, pl.25, fig.61,♀. (Chumphon; Ranong; Trang; Satun)
Chersonesia peraka peraka ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 386, pl.167, figs.N64,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Chersonesia peraka peraka ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies. figs.♂,♂(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.07.20)
Chersonesia peraka peraka ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 480, pl.213, figs.N347,♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (Ranong)
Chersonesia peraka peraka ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 120, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Tenasserim; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Satul; Thaleban)
Chersonesia peraka peraka ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 79-80, figs.Abb.N-497,♂,498,♂. (Phang Nga)
Chersonesia peraka peraka ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.09.12)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 4♂ 5♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Krabi : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Pattani : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 5♂ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 50 - 450m). 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

Distant, W.L.,1884 : Contributions to a Knowledge of Malayan Entomology. Part III.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)14:198-202.

Strecker, F.H.H.,1900 : Lepidoptera, Rhopaloceres and Heteroceres, indigenous and exotic;
with descriptions and colored illustrations. Supple. 3:13-37.
Reading, Pennsylvania.


Chersonesia peraka peraka ♂ Chersonesia peraka peraka ♂
♂, Krabi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) ♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
Chersonesia peraka peraka ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2007.10.10 - 2024.08.31.

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