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♂, Tak, Thailand. |
ON :
Myrina melisa Hewitson, [1869] OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae Suppl.: 6. [not fig.] TL : Maulmain, Burma. (NHML) Distribution : S.Myanmar. W.Thailand (Tak to Phetchaburi).
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Lectotype ♂, S.Moulmein, Burma. designated by Cowan,1974. (NHML)
[ THAILAND ]
Drupadia scaeva melisa ; Cowan,1974 : 344. ('South')
Drupadia scaeva melisa ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 676, pl.309, figs.L330b♀(center),♀(Un). (Kanchanaburi) (in part)
Drupadia scaeva melisa ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 714, pl.327, figs.L354b♀,♀(Un). (Kanchanaburi) (in part)
[ THAILAND ]
Tak : 2♂ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).
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The butterfly is locally not rare in primary forest at low to moderate elevations (Alt.350m - 560m). Males are territorial on shrubs or trees at forest edges from 11:30 - 14:00.
Hewitson, W.C.,1863-1878 : Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae.
London, van Vorst. x+229pp. and 14a-14h, Suppl. 1-47; pls. (108, numbered;)
1-85, 88-92, 3a,3b,3c, Suppl.I-VII, Ia, Ib, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, Va, Vb. In 8 parts.
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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♂, Tak, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) | ♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
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♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi) |
1999.07.18 - 2022.07.31.
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