♀, 2024.06.22. Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

ON : Deramas bradamante Doherty, 1890 OD : In: Nicéville, Butts India Burmah Ceylon 3: 36, nota. TL : "Kulim, Kedah, Lower Siam" [Kulim, Kedah, W.Malaysia]. (NHML) Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala: Betong), W.Malaysia. ● ssp.jasoda ● ssp.bradamante

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : Betong dist., 2024.06.22, 1♀, S.Atdhabhan (YI).

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This is the first record from Thailand, obtained on 22.Jun.2024 by Satawan Atdhabhan in Betong, Yala. The butterfly is rare in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 750 - 800m).
The specimen from Yala (probably Than To), shown in Pinratana (1981), was thought to be the nominotypical subspecies. However, it appears somewhat close to this taxon, suggesting a transitional zone. Further distributional and taxonomic studies are needed.

Doherty, W.,1890 : In: Nicéville, L. de, The butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon.
A descriptive handbook of all the known species of rhopalocerous Lepidoptera inhabiting that region, with notices of allied species occurring in the neighbouring countries along the border, with numerous illustrations. Volume III (Lycaenidae).
Calcutta Central Press 4 to : xii + 503 pp, frontispiece, pls.25-29.

Eliot, J.N.,1964 : An Analysis of the Genus Deramas Distant (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Poritiinae)
Entomologist 97(1218):241-247, 6 figs.

Eliot, J.N.,1978 : In: Corbet, A.S. & H.M. Pendlebury, The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula, edn. 3.
Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.

van der Poorten, G. & van der Poorten, N.,2020 : In: Corbet, A.S. & H.M. Pendlebury, The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula, edn. 5.
Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.

♀, 2024.06.22, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

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