Curetis sperthis sperthis  (Felder & Felder, [1865])

Curetis sperthis sperthis ♂ Up. Curetis sperthis sperthis ♂ Un. Curetis sperthis sperthis ♂ Up. Curetis sperthis sperthis ♂ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.
Curetis sperthis sperthis ♂ Up. Curetis sperthis sperthis ♂ Un. Curetis sperthis sperthis ♂ genitalia Curetis sperthis sperthis ♂ genitalia
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♂ genitalia, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Anops sperthis Felder & Felder, [1865]
OD : Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (2):222.
TL : Malacca Interior. (NHML)
Distribution :
Myanmar, Thailand, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, {Singapore},
Borneo, Sumatra, Bangka, Java, Bali.
Curetis sperthis sperthis map

Synonyms

Curetis minima Distant & Pryer, 1887 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)19:265-266. TL. Borneo.
Curetis santana forma semilimbata Fruhstorfer, 1908 : Stett. ent. Ztg. 69:59. TL. Java. (NHML)
Curetis santana forma latipicta Fruhstorfer, 1908 : Stett. ent. Ztg. 69:59. TL. Java. (NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Curetis sperthis ; Godfrey,1930 : 326. (Pak Jong; Chonburi: Sriracha)
Curetis sperthis sperthis ; Pinratana,1981 : 154, pl.29, figs.6,♂,7,♂(Un). ('Loei'; Kao Yai; Nakhon Nayok; Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Curetis sperthis sperthis ; Eliot,1990 : 223, 208. (Thailand)
Curetis sperthis sperthis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 554, pl.251, figs.L57,♂,♂(Un). (Khao Yai; Koh Tarutao)
Curetis sperthis sperthis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 568, pl.257, figs.L82,♂,♂(Un). (Khao Yai; Koh Tarutao)
Curetis sperthis sperthis ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 46, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Kao Soi Dao; Kam Puan; Ka Chong; Tarutao Is; Than To WF.)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 6♂ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at low elevation (Alt. 30 - 450m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
The record from Loei in Pinratana,1981 needs to be reconfirmed. It could be Curetis metayei because of its distribution.


Literature

Felder, C. & Felder, R.,1865-1875 :
Rhopalocera. In Reise der Osterreichischen Fregatte "Novara" um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen Commodore B. von Wullerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band:
Abtheilung. Wien : vi + 548 + [1] pp in 5 parts, 140 pls.

Distant, W.L. & Pryer, W.B.,1887 : On the Rhopalocera of Northern Borneo. Part.II.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)19:264-275.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1908 : Neue Curetis und Uebersicht der bekannten Arten.
Stett. ent. Ztg. 69:49-59.

Eliot, J.N.,1990 : Notes on the Genus Curetis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)
Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 41(4):201-225.


Curetis sperthis sperthis ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.05.24 - 2023.05.31.

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