Caltoris malaya  (Evans, 1926)

Caltoris malaya ♂ Up. Caltoris malaya ♂ Un. Caltoris malaya ♀ Up. Caltoris malaya ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Caltoris malaya ♂ Up. Caltoris malaya ♂ Un. Caltoris malaya ♀ Up. Caltoris malaya ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Lampang, Thailand.
Caltoris malaya ♂ Up. Caltoris malaya ♂ Un. Caltoris malaya ♀ Up. Caltoris malaya ♀ Un.
♂, Trang, Thailand. ♀ (bred), Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.
Caltoris malaya ♂ Up. Caltoris malaya ♂ Un. Caltoris malaya ♂ genitalia Caltoris malaya ♂ genitalia
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂ genitalia, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Baoris kumara malaya Evans, 1926
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31(3):634.
TL : Mergui. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar (Ataran ; Mergui), Thailand,
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java,
Borneo.
Caltoris malaya map

Synonyms

Baoris kumara javana Evans, 1932 : Ident. Indian Butts. (2nd ed.) : 414. TL. Java. (♂, NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Caltoris malaya ; Pinratana,1985 : 114, pl.39, fig.266,♂. (Ranong)
Caltoris kumara moorei ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 844, pl.388, figs.H306,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Caltoris malaya ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 108, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Kam Puan; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Caltoris kumara moorei ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 908, pl.420, figs.H303,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Caltoris malaya ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.10.22)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Lampang : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Nayok : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trang : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 3♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 1200m). Both sexes visit flowers.
This species can only be distinguished by examination of the male genitalia.


Literature

Evans, W.H.,1926 : The Identification of Indian Butterflies (9-11).
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31(1):49-83, pl.30 ; (2):427-446, pl.31 ; (3):615-637, pl.32.

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


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