Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii  Moore, 1884

Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♂ Up. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♂ Un. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Up. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Un.
♂, Bolikamxai, Laos. ♀, Nan, Thailand.
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♂ Up. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♂ Un. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Up. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Un.
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Tak, Thailand.
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♂ Up. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♂ Un. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Up. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♂ Up. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♂ Un. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Up. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Un.
♂ (dsf), Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Chaiyaphum, Thailand.
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♂ Up. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♂ Un. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Up. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Un.
♂ (dsf), Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♂ Up. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♂ Un. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Up. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♂ Up. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♂ Un. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Up. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Un.
♂, Krabi, Thailand. ♀, Phuket, Thailand.
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Up. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Un. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Up. Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Un.
♀, Phuket, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Drupadia boisduvalii  Moore, 1884
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 53(1):31-32.
TL : Moulmein ; Mergui.
Distribution : Thailand (Krabi and Northwards),
Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia.
● ssp.boisduvalii
ssp.
ssp.corbeti
ssp.moorei
Drupadia ravindra moorei map

Synonym

Marmessus lisias boisduvalii f.alcira Fruhstorfer, 1912 : Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):248. TL. Tenasserim.


Type Materials Information

boisduvalii  ;
Lectotype ♂, Burma. designated by Cowan,1974. (NHML)
Paralectotype 1♀, Moulmein, Burma. (NHML) ; 1♂, 'Sylhet', [?Bangladesh]. (NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Marmessus lisias boisduvali ; Seitz,1924-1927 : 989. (Siam)
Marmessus lisias boisduvali ; Godfrey,1927 : 126. (N)
Marmessus lisias boisduvali ; Godfrey,1930 : 345. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chonburi: Sriracha; W: Ban Samui)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Cowan,1974 : 301. (Continental / P)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Pinratana,1981 : 122, pl.22, figs.10,♂,11,♀,12,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Nayok; Ranong)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Seki,1986 : 19, fig.52. (Ranong)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 39. (Mukdahan: Ban Gok Tum) (in part)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 67, fig.94,♂. (Umphang: Tha Sai)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvali [sic] ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 48, fig.71,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 672, pl.307, figs.L325a♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀,♀(Un). (Wang Chin; Khlong Nakha; Mae Hong Son)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 710, pl.325, figs.L349a♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀,♀(Un). (Wang Chin; KhlongNakha; Mae Hong Son)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 105-106, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Ban Salok; Thung Saleng Luang; Phu Khiewo; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Yai; Nakohn Nayok; Kao Soi Dao; Krathin WF; Kao Saverb; Pliewn WF; Doi Montha; Mae San; Ranong Hot Spring; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Phuket Hill; Nam Tok Tonesai; Krabi) (in part)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 85. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 198-199, figs.Abb.L-385-390. (Phang Nga)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2019- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Nakhon Ratchasima; Sukhothai; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Trat; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.07.04)
Drupadia ravindra ssp. ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Sa Kaeo) (accessed: 2023.07.04)

[ LAOS ]
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Cowan,1974 : 301. (Laos)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 75, pl.107, figs.B1,♀,B2,♀(Un). (Tha Ngone; Vang Vieng)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 218, pl.124, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Lak Sao; Vang Vieng; Xaignabouri; Luang Phrabang) (in part)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 48. (Namdhua; Thabeng; Thakhek; Nhahin)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Onodera,2009b : 43. (Bolikhamxai: Phon Si)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 55.
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Onodera,2022 : 92, pl.225, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Nahin; Bolikhamxai: Phon Si)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Drupadia ravindra boisduvali [sic] ; Woodfield & Murton,2006 : figs.♀,♀(Un). (Botum Sakor NP.)
Drupadia ravindra ; Onodera,2007 : 28, fig.97♂. (Siem Reap: Phnum Kuhlen)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 123. (Koh Kong; Pursat; Siem Reap)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 9♂ 5♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lamphun : 1♀ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 2♀ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 5♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 3♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chaiyaphum : 3♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 7♂ 5♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 12♂ 20♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phuket : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Krabi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Bolikamxai : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 600m). Males are territorial on shrubs or trees.
There is a tendency for the male red patch on the UpF to get smaller and smaller from north to south. In the population from Sa Kaeo, S.E.Thailand, individuals similar to those from E.Thailand to Vietnam are found very occasionally. Further taxonomic study is needed.


Literature

Moore, F.,1884 :
Descriptions of some New Asiatic Lepidoptera; chiefly from Specimens contained inthe Indian Museum, Calcutta.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 53(1):16-52.

Fruhstorfer, H.,[1912] :
Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begrundet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors.
Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):197-272, 4 figs.

Cowan, C.F.,1974 : The Indo-Oriental Genus Drupadia Moore (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae).
Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 29:283-656, 6 pls.


Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♂ Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀ Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ♀
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2023.08.30.

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