Deudorix staudingeri  H.H.Druce, 1895

Deudorix staudingeri ♂ Up. Deudorix staudingeri ♂ Un. Deudorix staudingeri ♂ Up. Deudorix staudingeri ♂ Un.
♂, 2016.05.01. Yala, Thailand. ♂, Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)
Deudorix staudingeri ♂ Up. Deudorix staudingeri ♂ Un. Deudorix staudingeri ♂ genitalia Deudorix staudingeri ♂ genitalia
♂, Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) ♂ genitalia, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Dipsas epijarbas Moore, [1858]
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895(3):621, pl.34, fig.10,♂.
TL : Labuan. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Thailand, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore,
Borneo, Nias.
Deudorix staudingeri map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Deidprox staudingeri ; Saito & Inayoshi,2018 : 38-39, figs.116,♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Deidprox staudingeri ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2020- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Kamphaeng Phet) (accessed: 2022.10.07)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Kamphaeng Phet : 4♂ (incl. photo by S.Sophonviwatkul and A.Giudici).
Pang Sila Thong Dist., 2013.08.13. 1♂ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : Betong Dist., 2016.05.01. 1♂ P.Sukkit (YI).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally uncommon in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 700 - 1400m). Males are territorial on shrubs at hilltops.
The first discovery in Thailand was a photo taken by Supat Sophonviwatkul on 13.Aug.2013 in Kamphaeng Phet, W.Thailand. And Prasobsuk Sukkit obtained a male on 01.May.2016 in Yala, P.Thailand. It seems to be distributed along the Tenasserim range from peninsular to western Thailand.

The difference between Deudorix epijarbas and Deudorix staudingeri. (♂ genitalia)
Deudorix epijarbas ♂ genitalia Deudorix staudingeri ♂ genitalia Deudorix epijarbas ♂ genitalia Deudorix staudingeri ♂ genitalia
Deudorix epijarbas Deudorix staudingeri Deudorix epijarbas Deudorix staudingeri


Literature

Druce, H.H.,1895 : A Monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895(3):556-627, pls.31-34.


Deudorix staudingeri ♂ Deudorix staudingeri ♂
♂ (territorial behavior), 2013.08.13. Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)
Deudorix staudingeri ♂ Deudorix staudingeri ♂
♂ (territorial behavior), 2013.08.13. Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

1999.07.21 - 2023.02.28.

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