Dercas gobrias herodorus Fruhstorfer, 1910

Dercas gobrias herodorus ♂ Up. Dercas gobrias herodorus ♂ Un. Dercas gobrias herodorus ♀ Up. Dercas gobrias herodorus ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Dercas gobrias herodorus Fruhstorfer, 1910
OD : In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 161.
TL : West-Sumatra.
Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala), W.Malaysia, Tioman, {Singapore}, Sumatra, Java.
Dercas gobrias herodorus map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Dercas verhuelli herodorus ; Pinratana,1983 : 24, pl.19, figs.42c♂. (Yala)
Dercas gobrias herodorus ; RDPB & DNP,2006–2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂](Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.31 ; accessed: 2024.04.11)
Dercas gobrias herodorus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 166, pl.55, figs.Pi46,♂,♂(Un). (partim)
Dercas gobrias herodorus ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 149, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To WF.)
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.54, figs.Pi45a♂(left). (partim)
Dercas gobrias herodorus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 166, pl.55, figs.Pi46,♂,♂(Un). (partim)
Dercas gobrias herodorus ; Sophonviwatkul et al.,2020– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2022.10.15)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : 8♂ 1♀ (incl. photo and photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not uncommon in forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 800m). Males form flight paths along streams or forest edges, and are frequently observed mud-puddling along stream banks and at puddles. They often rest on the underside of leaves.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1910 : 2. Familie: Pieridae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
9: 153-168 (2.Apr.1910), Stuttgart, Alfred Kernen.


Dercas gobrias herodorus ♂ Dercas gobrias herodorus ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) ♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
Dercas gobrias herodorus ♂ Dercas gobrias herodorus ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) ♂, Yala, Thailand.

1996.10.31 - 2024.09.30.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.