Oriens paragola  (Nicéville, 1896)

Oriens paragola ♂ Up. Oriens paragola ♂ Un. Oriens paragola ♀ Up. Oriens paragola ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Padraona paragola Nicéville, 1896
OD : in Nicéville & Martin, J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 64(3):546-547.
TL : Sumatra. (♂)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
S.Myanmar (Mergui), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore,
Sumatra, Borneo, Java.
Oriens paragola map

Synonym

Oriens borneensis Evans, 1932 : Ident. Indian Butts. (2nd ed.) : 399. (Published in synonymy)


Type Materials Information

paragola  ; Types 1♂ ♀, Sumatra. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 44, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un).


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Oriens paragola ; Pinratana,1985 : 98, pl.34, figs.216,♂,♂(Un). (no loc.)
Oriens paragola ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 824, pl.379, figs.H250,♂(Un). (in part)
Oriens paragola ; Ek-Amnuay et al.,2007 : 5, figs.H250,♂,♀. (Phang Nga)
Oriens paragola ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 93. (by literature)
Oriens paragola ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 884, pl.409, figs.H247,[♂,♂(Un), misidentification of Potanthus sp.], ♀,♀(Un) [photo from Ek-Amnuay et al.,2007]. (in part)
Oriens paragola ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 121-122, figs.Abb.H-223-234. (Phang Nga)
Oriens paragola ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.09.16)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 3♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 1♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 550m).


Literature

Nicéville, L. de & Martin, L.,1896 : A List of the Butterflies of Sumatra with special reference to the Species occurring in the north-east of the Island.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 64(3):357-555.

Evans, W.H.,1932 : The identification of Indian butterflies. second edition revised.
Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., Madras : 10+454pp, 32 pls, 9f.


2018.04.30 - 2023.10.31.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.