Vindula erota chersonesia  Pendlebury, 1939

Vindula erota chersonesia ♂ Up. Vindula erota chersonesia ♂ Un. Vindula erota chersonesia ♂ Up. Vindula erota chersonesia ♂ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Vindura erota chersonesia Pendlebury, 1939
OD : J. Fed. Malay St. Mus. 18(3):387-388, pl.6, fig.11,♂.
TL : Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Malay Peninsula. (♂)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala: Betong), W.Malaysia.
● ssp.erota
ssp.chersonesia
Vindula erota chersonesia map

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 22.Jul.1936. Fraser's Hill 4,000 feet, Pahang, Malay Peninsula. H.M.Pendlebury
Paratypes : 1♂, Kelantan, Sg. Belatop, 2,500 ft ; 1♂, Cameron Hightlands, Pahang . 4,000-5,000 ft ; 1♂, Larut Hills, Perak, 4,500 ft ; 1♂, Jor Camp, 1,800 ft ; ♂, Bukit Kutu, Selangor, 3,400 ft ; 1♂, Ulu Langat.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Vindula erota chersonesia ; Saito & Inayoshi,2018 : 30, figs.24,♂,♂(Un). (Yala: Betong dist.)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala (Betong dist.) : 4♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 350 - 550m). Males often come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.


Literature

Pendlebury, H.M.,1939 : Notes on some new or little-known Malaysian Butterflies
J. Fed. Malay St. Mus. 18(3):380-394, pl.6.


Vindula erota chersonesia ♂ Vindula erota chersonesia ♀
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.

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