Dichorragia nesimachus machates
Fruhstorfer, 1903
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Ranong, Thailand. |
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♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. |
♂, Trang, Thailand. |
ON :
Dichorragia nesimachus machates Fruhstorfer, 1903
OD : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 16(1):23-24.
TL : Deli, N.O.Sumatra. (NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
W.Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo
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● ssp.nesimachus |
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● ssp.machates |
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Synonyms
Dichorragia nesimachus derdas Fruhstorfer, 1903 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 16(1):24. TL. Borneo.
Dichorragia nesimachus deiokes Fruhstorfer, 1913 : in Seitz, Grossschmett Erde 9:697. TL. Perak.
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Dichorragia nesimachus deiokes ; Pinratana,1979 : 88, figs.N152b♀,♀(Un). (Yala)
Dichorragia nesimachus deiokes ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 94, pl.70, fig.179b♂[♀]. (Ranong; Surat Thani; Yala)
Dichorragia nesimachus machates ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 474, pl.211, figs.N192b♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Dichorragia nesimachus machates ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 482, pl.213, figs.N350b♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Dichorragia nesimachus machates ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 121-122, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Shone; Kao Pho Ta; Khlong Naka; Than To WF.)
Dichorragia nesimachus machates ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2020- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2021.07.20)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 4♂.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Surat Thani : 5♂ 1♀.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ (photo).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Trang : 1♂ 1♀.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Yala : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Notes
The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forest at moderate elevations (alt.600m - 1300m) and they often rest on the underside of leaves with their wings spread.
Males are territorial on hilltops and often settle on trunks of trees.
Literature
Fruhstorfer, H.,1903 : Neue Nymphaliden aus Ostasien.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 16(1):22-42.
Fruhstorfer, H.,1913 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
697-704. (5.Aug.1913)
Tsukada, E.,1991 : Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands V, Nymphalidae (II).
Azumino Butterflie's Research Institute. 576pp.(238 col. pls.) (in Japanese)
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♂ (territorial behavior), Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
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