Prosotas dubiosa lumpura

Prosotas dubiosa lumpura (Corbet, 1938)


♂, Yala, Thailand.		♂, Ranong, Thailand.

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Nacaduba dubiosa lumpura Corbet, 1938
OD : Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 87(5):141.
TL : Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malay Peninsula. (NHML)

Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore.

	● ssp.indica
	● ssp.lumpura

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 06.Mar.1930. Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malay Peninsula. A.S.Corbet
Allotype ♀, 25.Apr.1931. Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malay Peninsula. A.S.Corbet

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Prosotas dubiosa lumpura ; Pinratana,1981 : 65. not fig. (Yala) (in part)
'Prosotas dubiosa lumpura ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 584, pl.265, figs.L145b♂(Malaysia),♂(Un,Malaysia).'
Prosotas dubiosa lumpura ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.06.14)
'Prosotas dubiosa lumpura ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 609, pl.276, figs.L145b♂(Malaysia),♂(Un,Malaysia).'
Prosotas dubiosa lumpura ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 164, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Khlong Naka; Than To WF.)
Prosotas dubiosa lumpura ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2021- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2021.06.26)
Prosotas dubiosa lumpura ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 167-168, figs.Abb.L-216,220-223,225-226. (Phang Nga)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 10♂.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Surat Thani (Koh Tao) : 1♂ (photo by P.Kosierb).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Yala : 5♂ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevation (Alt. 50 - 450m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Literature

Corbet, A.S.,1938 : A Revision of the Malayan species of the Nacaduba group of Genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 87(5):125-146, pl.1.

Tite, G.E.,1963 : A Synonymic List of the Genus Nacaduba and Allied Genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13(4):69-116, 91 tf, 2 pls. London.


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

1999.07.11 - 2024.06.30.