Cynitia flora cooperi (Tytler, 1940)

Cynitia flora cooperi ♂ Up. Cynitia flora cooperi ♂ Un. Cynitia flora cooperi ♀ Up. Cynitia flora cooperi ♀ Un.
♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. ♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano)

ON : Euthalia flora cooperi Tytler, 1940
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 42: 112.
TL : "Ataran Valley, [Myanmar]".
Distribution : Myanmar, W.Thailand (Kanchanaburi).
● ssp.andersonii
● ssp.cooperi
Cynitia flora cooperi map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Cynitia flora andersonii: Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Cynitia flora cooperi: Kimura et al.,2016 : 100, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Say Yok Noi; Nam Tok Kangchanaburi)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Kanchanaburi : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by K.Yano).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not uncommon in forests at low to moderate elevations (300–800 m a.s.l.) and is found sympatrically with lepidea.
The status of this taxon is still unclear. Further taxonomic study on the relationship between lepidea and flora is needed.


Literature

Tytler, H, 1940. Notes on some new and interesting butterflies chiefly from Burma. Part II.
Journal of the Bombay natural History Society, 42: 109–123.


Cynitia flora cooperi ♀ Cynitia flora cooperi ♀
♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano)

2021.05.31 - 2021.06.30.

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