Acerbas anthea anthea

Acerbas anthea anthea (Hewitson, 1868)


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

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Hesperia anthea Hewitson, 1868
OD : Descr. One Hundred new Spec. Hesp. (2): 29-30.
TL : Singapore. (NHML)

Distribution : Myanmar (Kayah State to Myeik Dist.), P.Thailand (South from Ranong), W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Sumatra, Borneo.

	● ssp.pista
	● ssp.anthea

Synonyms

Cobalus ciliatus Butler, 1879 : Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8): 554. TL. "Malacca" [W.Malaysia]. (NHML)
Carystus tagiadoides Elwes & Edwards, 1897 : Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 14(4): 215. (Published in synonymy)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Acerbas anthea anthea ; Pinratana,1985 : 93, pl.32, fig.204b♀(Un). (Surat Thani)
Acerbas anthea anthea ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 818, pl.376, figs.H239b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Surat Thani)
Acerbas anthea anthea ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 90, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Acerbas anthea anthea ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 878, pl.406, figs.H236b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Surat Thani)
Acerbas anthea anthea ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chumphon; Ranong; Yala) (accessed: 2024.06.27)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 4♂ 2♀.

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 2♂.

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

Yala : 2♂ (photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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 - 400m). Both sexes visit flowers.

Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1868 : Descriptions of one hundred new species of Hesperidae.
2: 26-56 (1868), London, Author.

Butler, A.G.,[1879] : The Butterflies of Malacca.
Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8): 533-568, pls.68,69.

Elwes, H.J. & Edwards, J.,1897 : A Revision of the Oriental Hesperiidae.
Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 14(4): 101-324, pls.18-27.

Evans, W.H.,1949 : A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History).
i-xix + 1-502, pls.1-35. London.


♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.	♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2018.03.31 - 2024.06.30.