Hypolimnas anomala anomala (Wallace, 1869)


ON : Diadema anomala Wallace, 1869
OD : Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 17(4):285.
TL : 'Malacca ; Java'.
Distribution : Nicobar, P.Thailand. Langkawi, W.Malaysia,
Tioman, Aur, Singapore, Sumatra, Simeulue, Banjak, Engano,
Java, Bali, Lombok, Borneo, Palawan, Philippines.
Hypolimnas anomala anomala map


Synonyms

Diadema interstincta Butler, 1873 : Cistula Entomologica. 1(7):157-158. TL. 'Assam' [Borneo].
Hypolimnas discandra Weymer, 1885 : Stett. ent. Ztg. 46:264-265, pl.1, fig.6. TL. Nias.
Hypolimnas antilope anomala fa. circumscripta Fruhstorfer, 1912 : in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9:543. TL. Java. (IFS)
Hypolimnas antilope anomala f. nivas Fruhstorfer, 1912 : in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9:543. TL. not stated. (IFS)
Hypolimnas antilope anomala f. violaria Fruhstorfer, 1912 : in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9:543. TL. Java. (IFS)
Hypolimnas antilope euvaristos Fruhstorfer, 1912 : In Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9:543. TL. 'Philippines'.
Hypolimnas antilope truentus Fruhstorfer, 1912 : In Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9:543. TL. 'N. Philippines'.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Hypolimnas anomala anomala ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 376, pl.162, fig.N45,♂(Malaysia). (Than To)
Hypolimnas anomala anomala ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 506, pl.226, fig.N393,♂(Malaysia). (Than To; Nakhon Si Thammarat)
Hypolimnas anomala anomala ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2022- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Surat Thani) (accessed: 2022.08.05)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Surat Thani : Ban Na San dist., 2022.08.04. 1♂ (photo by T.Sukoson).
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Notes

The butterfly is rare in Thailand.
Ek-Amnuay ([2007],2012) recorded it from 'Yala and Nakhon Si Thammarat', but the illustrated specimen was from W. Malaysia and no reliable specimens from Thailand were known. The following photo in nature is the first reliable record. It was taken in Surat Thani province on 04.Aug.2022 by Ms. Thitima Sukoson.


Literature

Wallace, A.R.,1869 : Notes on Eastern Butterflies ; (continued).
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 17(4):277-310.

Butler, A.G.,1873 : Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera.
Cistula Entomologica. 1(7):151-177.

Weymer, G.,1886 : Exotische Lepidopteren. (III). Beitrag zur Lepidopteren - Fauna von Nias.
Stett. ent. Ztg. 46:257-285, pls.1,2.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
529-552 (20.Apr.1912).

Tsukada, E.,1985 : Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands. IV Nymphalidae (1).
Plapac Co., Ltd. 558 pp. 158.col.pls.


Hypolimnas anomala anomala ♂ Hypolimnas anomala anomala ♂
♂, 2022.08.04. Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by T.Sukoson)

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