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 (south of Ranong), 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 ; Sophonviwatkul et al.,2023– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Si Thammarat) (accessed: 2024.04.13)


Specimens Examined

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

Krabi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Trang : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Pattani : 4♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 2♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Narathiwat : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not uncommon in forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 450m). Both sexes visit flowers and males are frequently observed mud-puddling along stream banks and at puddles.
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 - 2024.09.30.

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