Ideopsis vulgaris macrina

Ideopsis vulgaris macrina (Fruhstorfer, 1904)


♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan Dist.), Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Radena similis macrina Fruhstorfer, 1904
OD : Berl. ent. Z. 49:183.
TL : Deli, N.O.Sumatra. (NHML)

Distribution : Myanmar, P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Batu, Banka,
Belitung.

	● ssp.contigua
	● ssp.macrina

Synonym

Danaida similis ditiones Fruhstorfer, 1911 : in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 9:275. TL. Batoe (Batu) Ins.

Type Material Information

macrina ; ♂, Type, Solok, Sumatra. H.Fruhstorfer (NHML, examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Danaida similis vulgaris ; Pendlebury,1923 : 28. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang; Wat Kiriwong)
Danaida similis vulgaris ; Godfrey,1930 : 237. (P: Bangnara; Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Danaida similis vulgaris ; Godfrey,1932a : 266. (P)
Danaus vulgaris macrina ; Pinratana,1977 : 74, figs.D13,♂,♂(Un). (P)
Ideopsis vulgaris macrina ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 61,72, pl.75, fig.14,♂. (Satun; Trang)
Ideopsis vulgaris macrina ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 194, pl.69, figs.D14a♂,♂(Un). (Ranong; Trang; Satun)
Ideopsis vulgaris macrina ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♂](Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2023.02.08)
Ideopsis vulgaris macrina ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 194, pl.69, figs.N14a♂,♂(Un). (Ranong; Trang; Satun)
Ideopsis vulgaris macrina ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 31-32, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Satun)
Ideopsis vulgaris macrina ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 231, figs.Abb.Da-111-114. (Phang Nga)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 3♂ 2♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).

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

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan Dist.) : 1♂.

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

Satun : 3♂.

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

Yala : 2♂ 2♀ (incl. photo and photo by A.Giudici).

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

Notes

The butterfly is common in secondary and montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 10 - 450m), especially at the seaside. Both sexes visit flowers and males occasionally come to puddles to suck water.

Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1904 : Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Rhopaloceren Fauna der Insel Engano.
Berl. ent. Z. 49:170-208, 2 pls.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1910 : 3. Familie: Danaidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
191-216. (20.May.1910)


♂, Yala, Thailand.	♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1998.11.15 - 2023.02.28.