Mahathala ariadeva ariadeva

Mahathala ariadeva ariadeva Fruhstorfer, 1908


♂, Pattani, Thailand.

ON : Mahathala ameria ariadeva Fruhstorfer, 1908
OD : Ent. Zeit. 22(12):49.
TL : Perak.

Distribution : P.Thailand (Pattani and Southward),
W.Malaysia, Sumatra.

	● ssp.burmana
	● ssp.?
	● ssp.ariadeva

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Mahathala ariadeva ariadeva ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 654, pl.298, figs.L296,♂,♂(Un),♀(Un,Malaysia). ('Narathiwat' [recte Pattani])
'Mahathala ariadeva ariadeva ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.['♀'](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2023.04.19)'
Mahathala ariadeva ariadeva ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 690, pl.315, figs.L320,♂,♂(Un),♀(Un,Malaysia). ('Narathiwat' [recte Pattani])
Mahathala ariadeva ariadeva ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2020- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.04.19)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Pattani : 1♂.

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

Yala : 2♀ (photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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

Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low elevations.
The subspecies identity of the population from Koh Samui cannot be determined due to a lack of specimens. Confirmation with specimens is needed.

Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1908 : Lepidopterologisches Pele-Mele. I. Neue ostasiatische Rhopaloceren.
Ent. Zeit. 22(12):48-49.

Talbot, G.,1942 : The races and forms of Mahathala ameria (Hewitson) Lep. Rhop.
Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)11(8):120-123.

Eliot, J.N., 1992 : Cobert, A.S. & Pendlebury, H.M. (Revised by Eliot, J.N.), The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula, 4th Edition.
x + 595 + [69] pp., 69pp. of plates (some col.). Malayan Nature Society.


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

2009.08.10 - 2023.04.30.