Euthalia eriphylae chula
Fruhstorfer, 1905
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♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
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♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. |
♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
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♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. |
♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
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♀, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. |
♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
ON :
Euthalia apicalis chula Fruhstorfer, 1905
OD : Ent. Zeit. 19(11): 56, fig.6,♀.
TL : "Muook-Lek, Siam" [Muak Lek, Saraburi, Thailand].
Distribution : C. to S.E.Thailand.
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● ssp.chula |
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● ssp.lioneli |
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Euthalia eriphylae chula: Fruhstorfer,1913 : 670. (Muok Lek)
Euthalia eriphylae chula: Godfrey,1916 : 131. (Pak Jong; Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Euthalia eriphyle [sic] chula: Godfrey,1930 : 292. (Muak Lek; Pak Jong; Chonburi: Sriracha)
Euthalia eriphylae chula: Pinratana,1979 : 75, figs.N129,♀,♀(Un). (Chaiyaphum; Chanthaburi; Saraburi)
Euthalia eriphylae chula: Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 77, pl.52, figs.140a♂,♀. ("Chiang Mai"; Chaiyaphum; Nakhon Nayok; Saraburi; Chanthaburi)
Euthalia eriphylae chula: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 438, pl.193, figs.N145a♂(center),♂(right,Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chaiyaphum: Phu Khieo; Chanthaburi) (partim)
Euthalia eriphylae chula: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 448, pl.197, figs.N311a♂(Phu Khieo),♂(Phu Khieo,Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi; Phu Khieo) (partim)
Euthalia eriphylae chula: Kimura et al.,2016 : 105, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Khiewo; Mouk Lek; Kao Soi Dao) (partim)
Euthalia eriphylae chula: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2024– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Sa Kaeo) (accessed: 2024.05.13)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Chaiyaphum : 2♂.
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Sa Kaeo : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).
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Chanthaburi : 6♂ 4♀.
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Notes
The butterfly is locally not uncommon in forests at low to moderate elevations (300–700 m a.s.l.).
I suspect that this taxon might be a subspecies of Euthalia mahadeva.
However, I tentatively follow the classical classification.
Further taxonomic study is needed, including DNA analysis.
Literature
Fruhstorfer, H, 1905. Neue Rhopaloceren aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet.
Entomologische Zeitschrift, 19(11): 55–57. (15.Jun.1905)
Fruhstorfer, H, 1913. 6. Familie: Nymphalidae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart, 9: 665–680. (13.Jan.1913)
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♀, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
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