Rapala manea chozeba
(Hewitson, 1863)
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
ON :
Deudorix chozeba Hewitson, 1863
OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae. 1(1):24, pl.5, figs.47, 48.
TL : Sumatra.
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra.
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● ssp.schistacea |
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● ssp.chozeba |
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Rapala manea chozeba ; Pinratana,1981 : 150. (list only)
Rapala manea schistacea ; Pinratana,1981 : 150. (Ranong) (in part)
Rapala manea chozeba ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 714, pl.326, figs.L416b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Trang)
Rapala manea chozeba ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♀](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.10.15)
Rapala manea chozeba ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 760, pl.349, figs.L438b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Trang)
Rapala manea chozeba ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 140, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong Hot Spring; Muang Shone; Kam Puan; Phuket Hill; Ka Chong)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Surat Thani (Koh Tao) : 1♂ (photo by P.Kosierb).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Satun : 1♀.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Yala : 1♂ 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Notes
The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 400m).
Rapala manea ♂ |
Rapala scintilla♂ |
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UpF & UpH deep purple-shot in a side light |
UpH deep purple-shot in a side light |
Literature
Hewitson, W.C.,1863-1878; Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Part I. Lycaenidae.
London, John Van Voorst.
(1):1-37 [sic], pls.1-16. (6.Jul.1863) ; (2):37-76, pls.17-30. (24.Jun.1865) ; (3):77-114, pls.31-46. (1.Apr.1867) ; (4):115-136, 14a-14h, supplementary pp.1-16, pls.47-54, 3a-3c, supplementary pls.1-5. (30.Apr.1869) ; (5):137-151 [sic], pls.55-59, supplementary pl.6. (10.Feb.1873) ; (6):151-185 [sic], pls.60-73. (1.Dec.1874) ; (7):185-209 [sic], pls.74-83 (Jan.1877) ; (8):209-228, supplementary pp. 17-35 [sic], 35-47, pls.84-85, 88-92, supplementary pls.1a-1b, 3a-3b, 4a, 5a-5b, 7-8. (Nov.1878) [pls. 86-87 were never published]
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.