Capila phanaeus ferrea

Capila phanaeus ferrea Evans, 1934


♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Narathiwat, Thailand.

♂, Satun, Thailand.		♀, Satun, Thailand.

♂, Yala, Thailand.		♂, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Capila phanaeus ferrea Evans,1934
OD : Entomologist 67:62.
TL : Perak. (♂, NHML)

Distribution : S.E. & P.Thailand, Langkawi, W.Malaysia,
{Singapore}.

	● ssp.lalita		● ssp.flora
	● ssp.fulva		● ssp.decoloris
	● ssp.falta		● ssp.ferrea
	● unclear (fulva or falta)

Type Material Information

♂, Type (red), Perak. (NHML, examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Capila phanaeus ferrea ; Kimura,1996:19, pl.2, figs.15,♂,16,♂(Un). (Yala: Than To)
Capila phanaeus ferrea ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 744, pl.341, fig.H34e♂. (Yala)
Capila phanaeus ferrea ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 31, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Than To WF.)
Capila phanaeus ferrea ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 790, pl.365, fig.H33d♂. (Yala)
Capila phanaeus ferrea ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.03.26)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Satun : 2♂ 1♀.

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

Yala : 6♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan and A.Giudici).

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

Narathiwat : 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 350m). They often fly out from bushes along the trail and rest on the underside of leaves with their wings spread.
The populations in this area are rather variable in both ground color and markings on the upper side. Some individuals seem to be a transition to ssp.fulva. In addition, individuals lacking the costal fold on the male UpF are frequently found.

The taxonomy of this species is very confusing. This is due to the extremely high geographical, individual and seasonal variation of the species. It has been tentatively re-examined, including subsequent findings. However, there is still a lack of specimens from each location and the classification is likely to change in the future.

Literature

Evans, W.H.,1934 : Indo-Australian Hesperiidae: Description of new Genera, Species and Subspecies.
Entomologist 67(2):33-36 (part.1), (3):61-65 (part.2), (7):141-151 (part.3), (8):181-184 (part.4), (9): 206-209 (part.5), (10): 231-234 (part.6).


♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2011.12.31 - 2023.05.31.