Neorina lowii neophyta  Fruhstorfer, 1911

Neorina lowii neophyta ♂ Up. Neorina lowii neophyta ♂ Un. Neorina lowii neophyta ♀ Up. Neorina lowii neophyta ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Neorina lowii neophyta ♂ Up. Neorina lowii neophyta ♂ Un. Neorina lowii neophyta ♂ Up. Neorina lowii neophyta ♂ Un.
♂, Pattani, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Neorina lowii neophyta Fruhstorfer, 1911
OD : in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 9:326-327.
TL : Perak, Malaysia.
Distribution : P.Thailand (Phang Nga and Southward),
W.Malaysia.
Neorina lowii neophyta map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Neorina lowii neophyta ; Godfrey,1930 : 247. (Phuket: Kamala)
Neorina lowii neophyta ; Pinratana,1988 : 17, pl.19, fig.40,♂. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Phuket; Yala)
Neorina lowii neophyta ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.09 ; accessed: 2023.06.30)
Neorina lowii neophyta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 258, pl.101, figs.S46,♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Neorina lowii neophyta ; Uémura,2010 : 2-3.
Neorina lowii neophyta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 258, pl.101, figs.N81,♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Neorina lowii neophyta ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala; Narathiwat) (accessed: 2023.06.30)
Neorina lowii neophyta ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 158, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kao Luang; Than To WF.)
Neorina lowii neophyta ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 264, figs.Abb.S-094-097. (Phang Nga)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Nakhon Si Thammarat : 2♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Pattani : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 5♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 150 - 550m). Males are territorial on shrubs. In flight, it closely resembles Papilio helenus.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1911 : 4. Familie: Satyridae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
313-328. (25.Apr.1911)


Neorina lowii neophyta ♂ Neorina lowii neophyta ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.
Neorina lowii neophyta ♂ Neorina lowii neophyta ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.
Neorina lowii neophyta ♂ Neorina lowii neophyta ♂
♂ (territorial behavior), Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. ♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.

1998.12.27 - 2023.07.31.

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