Rapala pheretima sequeira
(Distant, 1885)
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Ranong, Thailand. |
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♂ (dwf), Ranong, Thailand. |
♂, Yala, Thailand. |
ON :
Deudorix sequeira Distant, 1885
OD : Rhop. malayana : 278-279, pl.23, fig.21,♀.
TL : Malacca, "Malay Peninsula" [W.Malaysia].
Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore.
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● ssp.petosiris |
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● ssp.sequeira |
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Synonym
Deudorix utimutis Distant, 1885 : Rhop. malayana : 279, pl.23, fig.22,♂. TL. 'Penang; Malacca', "Malay Peninsula" [W.Malaysia].
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Rapala pheretima sequeira ; Pinratana,1981 : 148, pl.27, figs.7,♀,8,♀(Un). (Trang)
Rapala pheretima sequeira ; Seki,1986 : 20-21. (Ranong)
Rapala pheretima sequeira ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 710, pl.325, figs.L409b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khao Panom Bencha; Koh Tarutao)
Rapala pheretima sequeira ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.♀(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.10.15)
Rapala pheretima sequeira ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 756, pl.347, figs.L431b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khao Phanom Bencha; Koh Tarutao)
Rapala pheretima sequeira ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 137, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong Hot Spring; Kam Puan; Ka Chong; Sonkhula; Than To WF.)
Rapala pheretima sequeira ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 208, figs.Abb.L-445,♀,446,♂(Un),447,♀(Un),448,♀. (Phang Nga)
Rapala pheretima sequeira ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Nakhon Si Thammarat) (accessed: 2023.10.22)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 4♂ 1♀.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♀ (photo by A.Giudici).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Trang : 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Satun : 1♂ 1♀.
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Yala : 2♂ 6♀ (incl. photo & photo by S.Atdhabhan).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Narathiwat : 1♂.
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Notes
The butterfly is common in montane and secondary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 20 - 700m).
Literature
Distant, W.L.,1882-1886 : Rhopalocera Malayana : a Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
London, Author, Penang, Logan : xvi+482+[4]pp, 46 pls.
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♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) |
♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) |
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♀ (laying egg), Yala, Thailand. |
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