Drupadia theda renonga
(Corbet, 1938)
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Ranong, Thailand. |
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Ranong, Thailand. |
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Ranong, Thailand. |
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♀, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand. |
♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
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♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
♀, Satun, Thailand. |
ON :
Biduanda thesmia renonga Corbet, 1938
OD : J. Fed. Malay St. Mus. 18(2):256.
TL : Ranong, P.Thailand.
Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (Ranong to Satun),
Langkawi.
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● ssp.fabricii |
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● ssp.renonga |
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● ssp.thesmia |
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Type Material Information
Holotype ♂, Ranawng (Ranong), Thailand. (W.Doherty). (NHML)
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Biduanda thesmia ; Pendlebury,1923 : 46. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang)
Biduanda thesmia thesmia ; Godfrey,1930 : 345. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang)
Biduanda thesmia thesmia ; Godfrey,1932a : 273. (P)
Drupadia theda renonga ; Cowan,1974 : 325. (Ranong)
Drupadia theda renonga ; Pinratana,1981 : 123, pl.22, figs.18,♂,19,♀,20,♂(Un). (Phuket; Ranong; Trang; Ko Tarutao)
Drupadia theda renonga ; Seki,1986 : 19. (Ranong)
Drupadia theda renonga ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 674, pl.308, figs.L327b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong)
Drupadia theda renonga ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs. (Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2022.07.30)
Drupadia theda renonga ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 712, pl.326, figs.L351b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong)
Drupadia theda renonga ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 107, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Thaleban; Tarutao Is.)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 7♂ 16♀.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nakhon Si Thammarat : 4♀ (incl. photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Trang : 1♀.
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Satun : 2♀.
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Notes
The butterfly is common in montane forest at low elevations (Alt.30m - 300m).
There is a tendency for the female red patch on the UpF to get smaller from north to south.
Literature
Corbet, A.S.,1938 : Observations on certain Species of Rhopalocera from the Malay Peninsula.
J. fed. Malay St. Mus. 18(2):242-262.
Cowan, C.F.,1974 : The Indo-Oriental Genus Drupadia Moore (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae).
Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 29:283-656, 6 pls.
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♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
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♀, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
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