Cethosia methypsea methypsea Butler, 1879

Cethosia methypsea methypsea ♂ Up. Cethosia methypsea methypsea ♂ Un. Cethosia methypsea methypsea ♀ Up. Cethosia methypsea methypsea ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Cethosia methypsea methypsea ♂ Up. Cethosia methypsea methypsea ♂ Un. Cethosia methypsea methypsea ♀ Up. Cethosia methypsea methypsea ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand.

ON : Cethosia methypsea Butler, 1879
OD : Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8): 543.
TL : "Penang" [Penang, W.Malaysia].
Distribution : Thailand, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore.
Cethosia methypsea methypsea map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Cethosia hypsea hypsina: Godfrey,1916 : 126. (Chonburi: Sriracha)
Cethosia methypsea methypsea: Pendlebury,1923 : 37. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang)
Cethosia methypsea methypsea: Godfrey,1930 : 270–271. (Chonburi: Sriracha; Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang; Satun; Phatthalung; Pulo Adang)
Cethosia methypsea methypsea: Godfrey,1932a : 268. (P)
Cethosia penthesilea methypsea: Pinratana,1979 : 20, figs.N29,♂,♂(Un). (Chumphon; Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Phuket; Trang)
Cethosia penthesilea methypsea: Pinratana,1979 : 20, figs.N29,♂,♂(Un,ab.). (Ranong: Chaiphuak)
Cethosia penthesilea methypsea: Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 18, pl.4, figs.6,♂,♀,♂(Un). (Chumphon; Ranong; Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Trang)
Cethosia penthesilea methysea: RDPB & DNP,2006–2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.25 ; accessed: 2024.05.11)
Cethosia methypsea methypsea: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 352, pl.150, figs.N6,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong)
Cethosia methypsea methypsea: Les Day,2011–2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2021.11.28)
Cethosia methypsea hypsina: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 380, pl.163, figs.N209a,♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Ranong; Surat Thani)
'Cethosia methypsea methypsea: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 380, pl.163, figs.N209b,♂(Malaysia),♂(Malaysia,Un),♀(Malaysia),♀(Malaysia,Un).'
Cethosia penthesilea methypsea: Kimura et al.,2016 : 45, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ratchaburi; Kaeng Krachan; Tenasserim; Kao Poh Ta; Muang Shone; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong)
Cethosia methypsea: Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 28, figs.Abb.L-145–150. (Phang Nga) (partim)
Cethosia methypsea methypsea: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2023– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2023.05.02)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Prachuap Khiri Khan : 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 5♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani (incl.Koh Phangan dist.) : 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phuket : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trang : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 5♂ 2♀ (incl. photo & photo by S.Atdhaban).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in forests at low to moderate elevations (10–700 m a.s.l.). Both sexes visit flowers.
The record of Cethosia hypsea from Chonburi, S.E. Thailand by Godfrey (1916) is considered to be this species.


Literature

Butler, A.G, 1879. The Butterflies of Malacca.
Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (Zoology), 1(8): 533–568, pls. 68,69.

Tsukada, E, 1985. In: Tsukada, E. (Ed.), Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands IV. Nymphalidae (1).
Plapac Co, Ltd., Tokyo, 558 pp.,(158 pls.). (in Japanese)


Cethosia methypsea methypsea ♂ Cethosia methypsea methypsea ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand.
Cethosia methypsea methypsea ♂ Cethosia methypsea methypsea ♀
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) ♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

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