Appias lyncida vasava
Fruhstorfer, 1910
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
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♂ (dsf), Ranong, Thailand. |
♀ (dsf), Ranong, Thailand. |
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Ranong, Thailand. |
ON :
Appias lyncida vasava Fruhstorfer, 1910
OD : in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 9:149.
TL : "Malayische Halbinsel" [W.Malaysia].
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore.
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● ssp.eleonora |
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● transition zone of eleonora and vasava |
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Appias lyncida vasava ; Pendlebury,1923 : 26. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Tai Sai River)
Appias lyncida vasava ; Godfrey,1930 : 225. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Appias lyncida vasava ; Godfrey,1932a : 265. (P)
Appias lyncida vasava ; Pinratana,1983 : 16, pl.13, figs.26b♂,♀,♂(Un). (Krabi; Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Ranong; Surat Thani; Songkhla; Tang; Satun; Narathiwat)
Appias lyncida vasava ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.♂(Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.31 ; accessed: 2024.04.11)
Appias lyncida vasava ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.♀(Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.31 ; accessed: 2024.04.11)
Appias lyncida vasava ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 148, pl.46, figs.Pi28b♂,♂(Un),♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Krabi)
Appias lyncida vasava ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂(Un),♀(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.09.22)
Appias lyncida vasava ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 155-156, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Appias lyncida vasava ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 148, pl.46, figs.Pi28b♂,♂(Un),♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Krabi)
Appias lyncida vasava ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchaburi; Ranong; Yala) (accessed: 2024.04.13)
Appias lyncida vasava ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 194, figs.Abb.Pi-046-049. (Phang Nga)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 11♂ 8♀.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 2♂ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Yala : 9♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Notes
The butterfly is very common in secondary and montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 1000m).
Both sexes visit flowers, and males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
A dry-season form that is similar to ssp.eleonora frequently occurs in the Ranong area.
The area between Ranong and Phetchaburi may be a transition zone of both ssp.eleonora and ssp.vasava.
Further research is needed.
Literature
Fruhstorfer, H.,1910 : 2. Familie: Pieridae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
145-152. (11.Feb.1910)
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♂ with Eurema species, Yala, Thailand. |
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