Drupadia niasica acudderii

Drupadia niasica scudderii (Doherty, 1889)


♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Biduanda scudderii Doherty, 1889
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 58 Pt.II(4):426, pl.23, fig.14,♂.
TL : "Mergui" [Myeik, Myanmar].

Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (excluding Koh Tarutao).

	● ssp.scudderii
	● ssp.biranta

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Drupadia niasica scudderii ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 676, pl.309, figs.L328,♂,♀[♂],♀[♂](Un),♀. (Kampuan; Krabi)
Drupadia niasica scudderii ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 714, pl.326, figs.L352,♂,♀[♂],♀[♂](Un),♀. (Kampuan; Krabi)
'Drupadia rufotaenia furotaenia ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 199, not fig. (Phang Nga)'

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♂ 1♀.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The butterfly is rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 150m).
There is a tendency for the male red patch on the UpF to get smaller and smaller from north to south. The record from Phang Nga by Küppers & Janikorn (2020) identified as Drupadia rufotaenia rufotaenia is possibly this taxon based on their description. However, this cannot be confirmed due to the lack of specimens or photos. Further taxonomic and distributional studies are needed.

Literature

Doherty, W.,1889 : On certain Lycaenidae from lower Tenasserim
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 58 Pt.II (4):409-440, pl.23.

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

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2022.07.31 - 2023.09.30.