Eurema nicevillei nicevillei  (Butler, 1898)

Eurema nicevillei nicevillei ♂ Up. Eurema nicevillei nicevillei ♂ Un. Eurema nicevillei nicevillei ♀ Up. Eurema nicevillei nicevillei ♀ Un.
♂, Pattani, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Eurema nicevillei nicevillei ♂ Up. Eurema nicevillei nicevillei ♂ Un. Eurema nicevillei nicevillei ♀ Up. Eurema nicevillei nicevillei ♀ Un.
♂, Trang, Thailand. ♀, Narathiwat, Thailand.

ON : Terias nicevillei Butler, 1898
OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7)1:79.
TL: N.E.Sumatra. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (Ranong and southward),
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Borneo, Sumatra.
Eurema nicevillei nicevillei map

Type Materials Information

Lectotype ♂, N.E.Sumatra. designated by Yata,1990. (NHML) ; Yata,1991 : pl.24, figs.7,♂, 8,♂(Un).
Paralectotype 1♀, N.E.Sumatra. designated by Yata,1990. (NHML) ; Yata,1991 : pl.25, figs.5,♀, 6,♀(Un).


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Terias tilaha ; Pendlebury,1923 : 27. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang)
Terias tilaha ; Godfrey,1930 : 230-231. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang)
Terias tilaha ; Godfrey,1932a : 265. (P)
Eurema tilaha nicevillei ; Pinratana,1983 : 31, pl.23, fig.57,♂. (Ranong; Surat Thani; Trang; Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Pattani)
Eurema nicevillei nicevillei ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 180, pl.62, figs.Pi59,♂,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀,♀(Un). (Trang; Ranong; Krabi; Yala)
Eurema nicevillei nicevillei ; Jeratthitikul et al.,2009 : 9, fig.3N,♂. ('Trat: Ko Chang'; Trang: Trang; Ao Son; Ranong: Ko Ra; Nakhon Si Thamarat: Namtok Yong)
Eurema nicevillei nicevillei ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 147, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Naka; Ka Chong)
Eurema nicevillei nicevillei ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 178, pl.62, fig.Pi58,♂,♀,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Trang; Ranong; Krabi; Yala)
Eurema nicevillei nicevillei ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 203-204, figs.Abb.Pi-103-104. (Phang Nga)
Eurema nicevillei nicevillei ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Nakhon Si Thammarat) (accessed: 2023.04.25)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 9♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 2♀ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trang : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Krabi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Pattani : 4♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 2♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Narathiwat : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 450m). Both sexes visit flowers and males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Jeratthitikul et al.,2009 reported its distribution from S.E.Thailand (Ko Chang, Trat) without any specimen record. I have never seen any specimens from S.E.Thailand until now, and this could be an erroneous locality. Therefore, I would like to exclude it until a reliable specimen is discovered.


Literature

Butler, A.G.,1898 : Revision of the Pierine butterflies of the genus Terias of the Old World.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7)1:56-85.

Yata, O.,1992 : A Revision of the Old World Species of the Genus Eurema Hübner (Lepidoptera, Pieridae).
Part 3. Description of the sari group (part)
Bull. Kitakyushu Mus. Nat. Hist. 11:1-77, pl.1-30.


Eurema nicevillei nicevillei ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand.

1996.10.31 - 2023.04.30.

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