Rapala varuna orseis
Hewitson, 1863
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Ranong, Thailand. |
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♂, Tak, Thailand. |
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
ON :
Deudorix orseis Hewitson, 1863
OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1(1):23-24.
TL : Sumatra.
Distribution : Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar,
Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam,
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore.
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Synonym
Rapala varuna gebenia Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 27(4):173. TL. Assam.
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Rapala varuna orseis ; Godfrey,1930 : 350. (Prae: Me Song forest; Pak Jong)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Godfrey,1932a : 274. (P)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Pinratana,1981 : 150, pl.28, figs.10,♂.11,♀,12,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Nakhon Ratchasima; Phitsanulok; Trad; Trang)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 40, fig.121,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak; Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 714, pl.327, figs.L419,♂,♂(Un),♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Trat)
Rapala rhoecus rhoecus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.327, figs.L420,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.12.07)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 762, pl.350, figs.L440,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Trat)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 141, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Tha Ton; Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Thung Saleng Luang; Wan Nam Khiewo; Hat Supin; Kam Puan; Ka Chong; Thaleben; Than To WF.)
Rapala varuna orseis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Sa Kaeo; Saraburi; Phetchaburi; Yala) (accessed: 2023.10.22)
Deudorix epijarbas epijarbas ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 206, fig.Abb.L-433,♂(Un). (Phang Nga) (in part)
[ LAOS ]
Rapala varuna orseis ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 77, pl.108, fig.B12,♀(Un). (no loc.)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 219. pl.128, figs.♂,♀(Un). (Thateng; Lak Sao)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 56.
Rapala varuna orseis ; Onodera,2022 : 98, pl.233, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Natung)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Rapala varuna orseis ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 124. (Pursat; Siem Reap)
[ VIETNAM ]
Rapala varuna orseis ; Ikeda et al.,2001 : 55, figs.5:18,♀,19,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Luong et al.,2004 : 12. (Cuc Phuong)
Rapala varuna ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 44. (Thua Thien Hue: Huong Thuy; Phong Dien)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 68, figs.L-146,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Rapala varuna orseis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 69. (N / C / S)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 5♂ 5♀ (incl. photo).
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Phrae : 1♂.
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Nan : 1♂ 2♀.
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Tak : 2♂.
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Sa Kaeo : 2♀ (incl. photo and photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
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Trat : 1♂.
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Phetchaburi : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
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Ranong : 2♀.
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Surat Thani (Koh Tao; Koh Phangan) : 2♂ (incl. photo by P.Kosierb).
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Pattani : 2♂.
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Satun : 1♀.
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Yala : 2♂ 2♀.
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Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane and secondary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 20 - 1100m).
Males are territorial on shrubs at hilltops.
Sheela et al.,2019 figured a female 'type' specimen of Deudorix orseis from S.Andamans, however, according to the original description, Hewitson described it based on a male from Sumatra.
Thus, it is considered not to be a type specimen of orseis.
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]
Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : Neue Lycaeniden.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 27(4):172-178.
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| ♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul) |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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| ♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul) |
♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul) |
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