Drupadia estella nicevillei
(Doherty, 1889)
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♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. |
♀, Surat Thani, Thailand. |
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♀, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
ON :
Biduanda nicevillei Doherty, 1889
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(4):426, pl.23, fig.16,♂.
TL : Myitta, [Dawei, Myanmar].
Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand (excluding Yala).
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● ssp.nicevillei |
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● ssp.semperna |
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Type Materials Information
Syntypes 2♂, Burma.
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Drupadia estella nicevillei ; Pinratana,1981 : 123, pl.33, figs.20,♂,21,♀ ; pl.31, fig.1,♀(Un). (Ranong)
Drupadia estella nicevillei ; Seki,1986 : 19. (Ranong)
Drupadia estella nicevillei ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 676, pl.309, figs.L329,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Ranong)
Drupadia estella nicevillei ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 714, pl.327, figs.L353,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Ranong)
Drupadia estella nicevillei ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 108, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Hat Supin)
Drupadia estella nicevillei ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2019- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Kanchanaburi; Surat Thani) (accessed: 2023.07.04)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Kanchanaburi : 1♀.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Ranong : 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Surat Thani : 2♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♀ (photo by A.Giudici).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Notes
The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 1000m).
Literature
Doherty, W.,1889 : On certain Lycaenidae from Lower Tenasserim.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(4):409-440, 2 pls.
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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♀, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
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