Tanaecia aruna aruna

Tanaecia aruna aruna (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860)


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

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

♂, Phatthalung, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, Phatthalung, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Adolias aruna C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860
OD : Wien. ent. Monats. 4(12):400.
TL : "paeninsula Malayica" [W.Malaysia]. (NHML)

Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia.

Synonyms

Tanaecia robertsii Butler, 1874 : Cistula ent. 1(9):235. TL. Ayerpanas, Malacca, [W. Malaysia]. (NHML)
Tanaecia aruna form. satapana Fruhstorfer, 1913 : in Seitz, Grossschmett Erde 9:655. TL. "Malayische Halbinsel" [W. Malaysia].

Type Material Information

robertsii : ♂, Type (red), Ayerpanas, Malacca. (NHML, photo examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Tanaecia aruna aruna ; Pinratana,1979 : 67, figs.N117,♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Tanaecia aruna aruna ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 70, pl.44, figs.126,♂[♀],♀(Un). (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Tanaecia aruna aruna ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 420, pl.184, figs.N131,♂[♀],♂[♀](Un),♀(Malaysia),♀(Malaysia,Un). (Thale Ban; Ranong)
Tanaecia aruna aruna ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 430, pl.188, figs.N297,♂,♂(Un),♀(Malaysia),♀(Malaysia,Un). (Thale Ban; Ranong)
Tanaecia aruna aruna ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 98, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ka Chong; Thaleban; Than To WF.)
Tanaecia aruna aruna ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 61, fig.Abb.N-352. (Phang Nga) (in part)
'Tanaecia aruna aruna ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : figs.Abb.N-349-351, [probably Tanaecia munda or palguna, at least not Tanaecia aruna]. (Phang Nga) (in part)'

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Phatthalung : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Satun : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).

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

Yala : 3♂ 7♀ (incl. photo and photo by A.Giudici).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forest at low elevations (Alt. 100 - 450m). Males are territorial on shrubs or undergrowth.

Literature

Felder, C. & Felder, R.,1860 : Lepidoptera nova in paeninsula Malayica collecta diagnosibus instructa.
Wien. ent. Monats. 4(12):394-402.

Butler, A.G.,1874 : Descriptions of four new Asiatic Butterflies.
Cistula Entomologica. 1(9):235-236.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1913 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
641-656. (10.Jan.1913)


♂, Satun, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

♀, Yala, Thailand.

2006.12.30 - 2023.09.30.