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. (NHML)

Distribution : P.Thailand (south of Ranong), Langkawi, W.Malaysia.

Synonyms

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

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) (partim)
'Tanaecia aruna aruna: Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : figs.Abb.N-349–351, [probably Tanaecia munda or palguna, at least not Tanaecia aruna]. (Phang Nga) (partim)'

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 forests 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, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
9: 641–656 (10.Jan.1913), Stuttgart, Alfred Kernen.


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

♀, Yala, Thailand.

2006.12.30 - 2023.09.30.