Anthene emolus goberus  (Fruhstorfer, 1916)

Anthene emolus goberus ♂ Up. Anthene emolus goberus ♂ Un. Anthene emolus goberus ♀ Up. Anthene emolus goberus ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Pattani, Thailand.
Anthene emolus goberus ♂ Up. Anthene emolus goberus ♂ Un. Anthene emolus goberus ♀ Up. Anthene emolus goberus ♀ Un.
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. ♀, Trang, Thailand.
Anthene emolus goberus ♂ Up. Anthene emolus goberus ♂ Un. Anthene emolus goberus ♀ Up. Anthene emolus goberus ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Lycaenesthes emolus goberus Fruhstorfer, 1916
OD : Zool. Meded. 2(2):97.
TL : N.Borneo.
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore, Borneo.
● ssp.emolus
ssp.goberus
Anthene emolus goberus map

Synonym

Nacaduba klanga Corbet, 1938 : Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 87(5):142. TL. Malay Pen. (♀)


Type Material Information

klanga ; Holotype ♀, 21.Apr.1929. Ampang Forest Reserve, Selangor, Malay Peninsula.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Anthene emolus goberus ; Tite,1966 : 259. (Siam)
Anthene emolus goberus ; Pinratana,1981 : 70, pl.11, figs.13,♂,14,♂(Un). (Ranong; Yala)
Anthene emolus goberus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 588, pl.266, figs.L158b♂,♀,♀(Un). (Khao Panom Bencha; Narathiwat)
Anthene emolus goberus ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♀,[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.07.14)
Anthene emolus goberus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 612, pl.277, figs.L181b♂,♀,♀(Un). (Khao Panom Bencha; Narathiwat)
Anthene emolus goberus ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 152, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong Hot Spring; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Tarutao Is; Than To WF.)
Anthene emolus goberus ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 170, figs.Abb.L-238-241. (Phang Nga)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 7♂ 3♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trang : 3♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 4♂ 3♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Pattani : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 12♂ 2♀ (incl. photo and photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Narathiwat : 4♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is very common in montane and secondary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 700m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
The populations in peninsular Thailand are not so clearly distinguished from the enominotypical subspecies, as noted by Kimura et al.,2014. Further taxonomic study is needed.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1916 : Uebersicht der Indo-Australischen Lycaenesthes-Formen
Zool. Meded. 2(13):96-102.

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.,1966 : A Revision of the Genus Anthene from the Oriental Region (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18(8):253-275, 2 pls, 28 text-figs. London.


Anthene emolus goberus ♂ Anthene emolus goberus ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

1999.07.11 - 2023.09.30.

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