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The following li st, I believe, includes the names of n.ll butterflies
whi ch n.t pt:esen t at·e known from Siam.
Several butterfli es sen t to the British Muse um in 1914 and
so me forty others obtain ed during a t•e cent t rip to t he North of Siam
have not yet been worked out., bnt even with th ese add itions the list
cann ot by any means be considered comple tP, fol' th ere are st ill mr.t1y
parts of the count.ry--the North particnh.rlr-\Yhich a re practically
unknown entomologica lly.
Collectors \Yere at wo rk in the country as far back as 1770, for
Ole?'O'I'IM arcesilatts was described by Fabricius from S iam in that yea r.
A lisL" of th e butterfli es obtained by M . Pav ie dnring th e course
of his travels in Inclo-China ( 1879-1895) includ e.:; t he n a1 nes 0f several
fr o m Si a m. H. H. Drn ce was in t.h e conntr.\· in 187-i. atH1 'iY. H . Dohert y in
189 1. Dr. Eri ck Haase, 1\'ho was at on e t im e Cura~O t' of t he Bangkok
_j[usrum , co ll ecter1 in anc1 around Bangkok from 189 1 t o 1893 .
H err F ruhst.or fe r, who with ,;t've ml t ra in Pt1 eo ll rcto rs v isitecl
S inm in 1000 a nr1 aga i11 in 190 1, obtain ed a larg•:l numbr r of 1'11 e bntte rfli es of th e co un t ry, many of whi ch he is no\\' cl Psc ribing und er
snb::<pecific ra nk in Sei t,..,'s " J.l{acro-Zilpicloptem of the TrVorld."
* Miss ion Pavif' . Jnclo-C hine. :f:tnde ~ lJir<' r~eR . Ul. L ' Bi ~to ire Nntn rrlk . p. 222, rt ~cq
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My own experience in the country extends over the last seven
years. During these years I have collected in my spare time in the
following localities:-
I. IN CENTRAL SIAM : The Bangkok district and the country to the north as far as Lopburi.
Th e City of Bangkok is situated on both banks of the .M:enam
Ohao Praya in latitude 13°. 4b' N and longitude 100°. 30' E.
On the west bank it is bounded by fruit gardens, on the east bank by pacli plains. The mean level of the city is only
from Ll, to 6 metres above sea-level. 'l'he city itself is thickly interspersed with fruit gardens.
II. I N SouTII-EASTER:II' SIAM : The Sriracha district.
This districb includes a st rip of dry, sandy, open jungle extending
along the sea-shore, and an inland forest area which rises
steadily to a height of about 200 metres. With the exception
of a few clearings and plantations this area is all dense evergreen fol'est. 'l'he soil is sanely throughout, and few running
streams are to be found. The area is bounded on the eas t by
granite mountain ridges ranging from 300 to 600 metres in
height, Nong Yai Boo, Ban Dan, Nong Khor, Nong Khai Ploi and Hup Bon are in this district.
IIl. IN ·wEsTERN SrAl\I : The country near Kang Kra Chang on
the Petchaburi River up to a height of about 190 metres.
This district consists of dense forest and jungle, the only open spaces in the area being the small cultivated patches around one
or two small native set.tlements. The j ungle is for · the most part clamp and evet·green, with perennial streams running
in the valleys. The district is bounded on the n01·th and west
by mountain ridges ranging from 900 to 1150 metres in height, and on the east by an intermediate area of less mountainous country which divides the true mountains from the plains, and which is coverer1 with mixed evergreen and deciduous jnngle.
IV. IN EASTERN SIAi\I: At Hinlap, Muak Lek, Pak Jong and
Chanteuk on the Dong Rek range.
The jungle near these places is mostly evergreen, but around
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the villages themselves there is a good deal of deciduous scmb
forest of mol"e cir less recent gt"owth, covering ground which at some former period was under cultivation.
V. IN NoRTHERN SIA!II: The Me Song forest.
This forest is situated some 26 miles due north of Pt·ae, and is
watered by the Me Song and its ~ributaries t he Me Lem, the
Me Tan, and the Me Sai Song. A great- deal of the forest is
evergreen, but there is also pure bamboo jungle, mixed tree
jungle and "paa" or laterite jungle. VI. IN PENINSULAR SIAM : ·The Singgora district.
The geographical divisions used are those proposed by Mr. C. Boden Klo~s in this Journal (Vol. 1, p. 250).
I am indebted to the .Authorities of the British Museum fot" fl"ee
access in 1913 to the collections and library contained in the
Natural History Museum at South Ken'>ington.
I have also to thank Herr Fruhstorfer for going thl'Ougli my
collection with me at the South Kensington Museum in ] 913, and fol"
sending me notes on various Siamese butterflies unknown to me at that
time.
But above all, my warm(lst acknowledgment-s are clue to Mr.
N. D. Riley for the generous help he has accorcl.edme in the identifica
tion of doubtful species and in the description of some new form s.
In nomenclature I have followell Seitz as fell' as possible, and in
many of my notes I have quoted from the same authority.
FAMILY-P .APILIONID..!E.
1. PaPILIO .iEACUS .iEA.CUs Fld r.
·widely clistribated anll fairly common. It frequents gardens
in Bangkok, visiting by preference the flowers of Ixora::;. It also seems
partial to the flolvers of the Flame-of-the-forest ( Poincicmc6 7·egia ). At Sriracha, I once saw a whole row of these trees swarming with the
males and females of cer1.cus. The trees were in full bloom at the time,
and the combiJJ~c1 effect of tha masses of v-ivid scarlet blos~orns, with
the numerotis conspicuous butterflies hovering over them was distinctly
pleasing .
P. ceac~•s is known to the Siamese as " pee sUn. yak" which
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The femn.les in my collection are ~ -f clistantianns Rothsch.
Jordan states that the males of nMmnon ne vet' visit puddles or
moist spots on the gl'Ound, but I have frequently found them at such
places both on the Petchaburi River and in the Sriracha forest.
Neat· one of my camping places on the Petchaburi River was a
moist "salt-lick" much frequented by deet· which swarmed with butterflies throughout the day. Here P. m ageno1' was a very fr·equent visi
tot•, and the moist soil seemed to have such an attraction for it that it
was often quite easy to take specimen:; with the fingers.
1910.
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18. PAPILIO PROTENOR EUPROTENOH 1!'rubst.
Rare. Three males takeu on the Petchaburi River in April
19. Paru,ro POLYCTOI"t THIUNIPHATOR Fl'llsht.
Taken by lf'ruh~torfer at Chantabun. I have not yet come across
20. p APILIO PARIS PARIS Linn.
Fail'ly common in all forest areas.
~1. PAPILIO PALINURUS PALINURUS Fabr .
.A single male was taken on the Petchaburi River in Apri\1910.
22. PArn,IO AGETES AGET!i:S Westw.
I took a few specimens of this butterfly on the PetchabLni Ri\'er
in April 1912, but have n()t come across it since.
23. p APILIO NOl\UUS SWIN HOE! IYJoore.
24. PAPILIO ARIS~'EUS HERJ\IOCRA.'fES Flclr.
This butterfly and the preceding are common in all forest areas.
Vast numbers of both were seen in Aprill912 at the Siamese Survey
Camp in the Huey IYieh Pradone in N. Lat 13° and E. Long 99° 30'.
They were present in all the numerous groups of butterflies
around the camp, but seemed to foregather by preference with other
Papil ios, particularly P. macct1'ens inclo::Ainensis and P. mega1'1ts similis. In addition to those around the c::~mp, vast crowds were flying down
stream throughout the day.
25. PAPILIO AN'l'IPHATES PO~Il'ILIUS Fabr.
'rh is butterfly was fairly common on the Petchaburi Hi ver m Aprill910, but I have seldom come across it since.
26. PAPILIO PAYENI subsp?
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A single specimen which I id entify as belonging to this species
was obtained in the Me Song foees t, Prae, in April 1916 .
It is probably referable to the race c~mph·is 1!-,RUflST, from T enas-
seri m and Burma, but I know t his on ly from Fruhstorfer's description.
27 . P APILIO S.A.RPEDON S.A.RPEDON Linn.
Fairl y common every wh ere all t h e year round.
28. PAPILIO noso~ AXIO~ F lclr (=81~,··ypl~~s, HBN. n ee LINX.,
actor FRUIIST.)
Common eYerywhere all the year ronnel.
Cong regates in swarms at wet p laces on the g round m t he dry
month s.
29. P APIL10 EURYPIJUS CBERONUS Fruhst.
I have only two specimens of this butterfly-both taken in the
S riracha forest-but it is probably much more common than would
appear h om t his.
J 01·dau separ!1tes eu1·ypl·us from closon on differences in the male
genitalia and mentions a certain diff_, t•ence in t he markings of the
underside by which the two sp cies m::ty usually be differentiated.
30. P APILIO BA'IHYCLES Zink.
Recorded from S iam by Bingham (Faun. Br. Incl ., Butterflies,
Vol. II, p. 108.) This is probably referable to the ra.ce chi1·on 'Wa ll. , which ha3
b een recorded from the Shan States.
1911.
31. PAPILlO AG.A.MEMNON AGAMEMNOJ\' Linn.
Widely d istribu ted and fairly common.
32. PAPILIO ARYCLES AlWCLEOIDES F l'Llhst.
Apparently very mre. Two males taken at Nong Khat· in April
The only other example known is the type specimen \Yhich \Yas
t aken by Fruhstorfer at Muak Lek .
33. PArlLlO MACAREUS INDOCEIINENSIS Fruhst.
Common in most forest areas.
An example of the aberration w·gentijen~s FRJJEIST. was taken
on the Petchaburi Rivet· in .cl.pri l191 2.
34. PA.PILlO XENOCLES LINDOS Fruhst.
I took seven males of this butterfly on the Petchaburi River m
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April 1913, but have not come across it since.
J 01·dan restricts the race to Siam and says " only a few o o are
known". 35. PAPILIO l\IEGARUS SI:MILIS J_;athy.
Common in most forest areas.
I have oi1e very abermnt male, taken on the Petchabu ri River
in April 191 ~ , in which the streaks of the forewing are almost com
pletely absent.
36. LEP'IOCIRCUS CURIUS CURIUS Fabr.
Not common. Taken only at l\{uak Lek and Pak Jong.
37. LEPTOCIRCUS i\IEGES VIRESCENS Btlr.
Fairly common in the Sriracha forest, and not uncommon 111
other forest areas.
TJAMZLY - PIERJD.lE.
38. L EP'.rOSIA XIPHIA xiPI-IIA. Fabr.
Common everywhere all the year ronnel.
39. DniAS AGOSTINA subsp.?
A single male which I identify as belonging to this species was
obtained in the l\fe Song forest., Prae, in Aprill 916 .
It is probably referable to the l'ace inju1nata FnuHST. from Assam
and Tenasserim, which I know only from Fruhstorfer's figure.
40 . DELIAS RYPARE'l'E CIRIS Fruhst.
Quite common everywhere. Very p lent iful 111 t emple gar-dens
iu Bangkok in December, J anuary and February.
41. DELTAS BELLADONNA Fabr.
Recorded from Siam by Bingham (Faun . Br. Incl., B utterflies.
Vol. II, p. 148.) Race unknown.
42. DELIAS DESCOMBESI LEUCACANTHA. Fruhst.
I have met with this butterfly in all parts of Siam but nowhere
in g reat numbers.
Fruhstorfer, however, writing of the race, says :-
"The butterflies are common in the whole region, fly all the year
round, in Siam in January in enormous numbers, and adorn even t he
parks in the lal'ge towns, such as Bangkok and Saigon with their
bright colours and the dazz ling white of the upper side, float ing slowly
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underneath the shady trees in company with Delia.s hy2Jarete ci1·is."
43. DELIAS AGLAIA THYRA Fruhst.
Not common. Taken only in the Sriracha district and the Me
Song forest.
44. DELils 'l'HYSBE Or. Recorded from Siam by Bit\gham (Faun. Br. Incl., Butterfiies,
Vol. II, p. H8.) P robably refe rable to the race P'!J1"amns vV ALL. from Bmma and
the Malay Peninsula.
4·5 . PmoNERIS THESTYLIS JtJGUR'l'HA Frnhst.
Rart~ . A few specimens taken on the Petchabnri River 1n
April l910.
46. PnroNERis CL~<:liiANTHE HELJ?ERI Fldr.
Recorded from Siam by Fruhstorfer (Seitz, JHacro-lep. 9, p.l37.)
I have not yet come across it.
1916.
47. PIEIUS CANIDIA Spa!T.
A single specimen taken in the Me Song forest., Prae, in April
48 . BuPHINA NERISSa DAP.EIA Moore.
Common everywhere all the year round.
According to JTruhstorfer, dapha is th e race which occm·s in
Tenasserim, Burma and Siam, but I have two specimens in my collec
t ion which appear to 1113 to be typical neriss~.:c
49. H UPHINA NADIN.A NADINA Luc.
This in its various seasonal forms is common everywhere.
According to Fruhstorfer, nadincL is the wet-season fonn, nama
MoonE an intermediate form and amba MOORE an extreme dry-season
form.
50. HuPHINA LEA SIAliiENsrs Btlr.
Widely distributed and quite common. May be found in nearly
all the crowds of butterflies which, in many parts of the cou ntry, are so
commonly seen at wet places on the ground in the dry moHths.
The race is peculiar to Siam.
51. APPIAS LIBY'l'IIEA ZELliiiRA 01'. Common everywhere all the year round.
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Sopam FnUHST. is a rainy-season form found in Siam and Assam.
forest.
52. APPIAS L YNCIDA HIPPOIDES Mom·e.
Widely distributed and not uncommon.
53. APPIAS NERO GALBA Wal l.
Widely distributed and fairly common, especially in the Srirncha
The males congregate with other Pierids at moist places on the ground, but, according to my observatiom, the females are only found singly in the woods.
54. ArPIAS INDRA THRONION :Fruhst.
Described from Siam by Fruhstorfet· (Seitz, Macro-lep. 9, p.153.)
55 . APPIAS LALAGE ARGYRlDINA Btlr.
Recorded by F ruhstozfer from " Siamese Slum States " (Seitz,
Macro-lep. 9, p, 150 .)
56. APPIAS ALBINA CO:'IFUSA .Fr~hs t. (=damda auct. nee Fldr), Widely distributed and fairly common.
Fruhstorfer distinguishes between two female forms which he call s principalis and semijlavc~ respectively.
57. APPIAS l\'lELANIA PSE.UDOLEIS Fruhst.
Very common in the Sriracha district, and quite plentiful m other parts of the country.
Fruhstorfer restricts t his race to Siam.
58. Ixus PYRENE VERNA Dmce.
Common everywhere all the year round.
59. DERCAS VERHUELLI Hoev.
Recorded from Siam by Bingham. (Faun. Br. Incl., . Butterflies,
Vol. II, p. 226.) · 60. CaTOPSILU CROC.I.LE ClWCALE Cr.
Very common everywhere all the year round.
61. CATOPSILIA POllfONA Fabr.
Occurs with 0. coocale, but is not so common. The aberrant
form catilla is not uncommon.
62. UATOPSILIA PYRANTHE Linn.
Very common everywhere all the year round,
63. CaTOPSILIA FL0RELLA Fabt·.
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Bell (Journ. Bomb. N. H. R., Vol. XXII, p. 523,) records this
butterfly from Siam. 64. CATOPSILIA SCYLL.A. SIDRA Fruhst. Very common in Bangkok in December, January and February,
but not common elsewhere. 65. TERIAS VENATA Moore • .A. single specimen taken in Bangkok in January. 66. TERIAS LAETA PSEUDOLA.ET.A. Moore . .A. male taken in Bangkok in February, and a male and a female
at Pak Jong in January. 67. 'fERIAS HECABE HI!:C.A.BE Linn, Common everywhere all the year round. 68. 'J'ERIAS BLANDA DA. VIDSONI Moo re. Occurs in most localities, but is not very common. 69. TERIA.s LACTEOLA LACTEOLA Dist. Taken by Fruhstorfer in Siam. I have not yet found it. 70. GAND.A.C.A. H.A.RINA Bl.TRliiAN.A. l\1oore Widely distributed and fairly common. 71. HEBOl\IOI.A GLAUCIPPE subsp.? Males common everywhere, females rare. I am unable at present to refer this to any particular rnce. 72. PARERONIA VALERI.A. HIPPIA Fab1·. Fairly common everywhere. Females with a brilliant orange-yellow tinge on the cell and
anal part of the hind wing are philomelct MooRE. Fruhstorfer sa;s these are rare, but I taken them in many parts of Siam, at Pak J ong (E. Siam) in particular.
73. P.A.RERONJA AVa'rAR PAR.A.V.A.T.A.R Bingh . .A. number of specimens of both sexes were obtained at Pak
Jong in January. I identify this butterfly from Fruhstorfer's figure of the female
with which my specimens agree almost exactly, but I have not yet had an opportunity of comparing it with typical examples.
Hitherto, p~wcwatar has been been recorded only from Tenas-ser1m.
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It apparently differs from H. v. hippia in the fact that it keeps
to the woods and is not found in open country.
FAMILY --NYMPHALID.!E.
SuB-FAMILY--DANAINJE,
74. HESTIA LEUCONOE SIAMENSIS, subsp. nov.
Resembles H. le1wmwe nig?·ictnc~ GROSE-81\'IITH from Borneo. Dif
fers as follows :-The ground colour much pale1·, the yellow tinge more
pronounced. The zig-zag mark crossing the cell of the fm·ewing and
the spot below it, in interspace 11, reduced in size; the spot below the cell, in interspace 2, absent.
Not uncommon at Nong Khor and Hup Bon in the S1·iraeha
forest, but apparently not found elsewhere. According to my obsel'\'a
tions, the butter:flies keep mostly to the tops of trees, especially in the
early mornings, but they occasionally circle slowly down with clumsy,
top-heavy, movements and are then easily captured.
Types 2 o o, 1 ~ in the British Museum.
n. HESTIA HADENI W-M. and de N.
There is 11 specimen in the British Museum labelled " Bangkok. Siam," but Fl'llshstorfer says the species is very rare, and has only been
found as yet near Bassein at the estuary of the Irawaddi.
76. DANAIS PLEXIPPUS PLEXIPPUS Linn.
Common everywhere all the year round.
According to Fruhstorfer, intM·media MooRE is a dry season
aberration which occurs together with, plexippzts typica, in Siam, Cochin China and Tonkin.
77. DANAIS CHRYSIPPUS CHRYSIPPUS Linn.
Common everywhere all the year round.
78, DANAIS MELANIPPUS HEGESIPPUS Ur.
Widely distributed and fairly common.
79. DANAlS AFFINIS llrALAYaNA Fruhst.
Taken only on the west bank of the river in Bangkok and nt S1·iracha.
The occurrence of this butte1·fly at Srimcha is of inte1·est.
Frushstorfer (1910) writes: "malaycma FRUHST. a highly specialized
form almost worthy of specific rank, of which for a dec!\de only o
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was known and whose locality, the Malay Peninsula, was moreover
still doubtful. But I found the species fairly plentiful in Bangkok,
where this beautiful furm was not rart>ly to be met with on the
right bank of the Mennm on flowers and gt·asses in the extensive
templ~ gardens near the c:mals. l'hus a.ffinis, the most vat·iable of all
the Asiatic Dan:~.ida, has also reached the continent and will certainly
extend still further along the sea-coast of Siam."
80. DANAIS MELISSA SEPTENTRIONIS Bth·.
Common everywhere all the year round.
This butterfly often congregates in numbers at moist places on
the ground in the extreme dry months; it is the only Danaid I have
ever found doing so.
81. DANAIS LIMNIACE LHviNIACE Or.
Not very common. Taken only on the Pdchabmi River and
in the Sr.imcha forest.
82. DANAIS ASPASIA ASPASIA Fabr.
Common in the Sriracha forest and not uncommon in other
forest areas. Fruhstot·fet· says that the type of aspasia, preset'Ved at
the Bt·itish M i:tseum since 1787, pt·obably came from Siam.
83. DANAIS EUYX ERYX Fabr.(=agleoides FLDR.)
Common in Rt.ngkok and the adjacent country.
Fruhstorfer says that the type of- this butterfly also probably
came from Siam, whence Fabrici us obtained many species.
84. DANAIS AGLEA :MELANOIDES ~loore.
Widely distl'ibuted and fairly common.
85. DANAIS MELANEUS PLATANISTON' Fl'llhst.
Not common. Taken only at Hup Bon and 111 the Me Song
forest, Prae, in April.
86. DANAIS SIMILIS PERSIMI!..IS Mo01·e.
Common everywhere, especially in Bangkok and the country
districts round about. This race is found only in Siam. Moore's types
of pe1·similis caine from Petchahuri.
87. EUPLCEA MODESTA MODESTA Btlr.
A very common butterfly in Siam. ·occurs m swarms almost
everywhere from January to March.
Vast numbers of E. m. moclesta, together with smaller nunibers
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of E. h. ha?'?'£si, E. m. m~tlcibe?' and E. miclanus chloe, werA seen in
January 1014 on a hi ll -siJe about five kilometres from the village of
Pak Jong on the Dong Rek range. Not only were the butterflies
massed on the trunhs of the trees, but they were on almost every
branch and twig. They hung iu long rows from the lowet· bushes,
and even the lowest undergrowth swarmed with them. On some
tt~es. they seemed to form part of the foliage; on others, they look
ed more like clusters of berr·ies. From time to time they rose in
clouds from a tree or bush, only to settle down again almost imme
diately. Males preponderated. N nmerous pairs \Ye re in copula. ln
di,,iduals on the bnshes could be taken quite easily with the fingers, in
fact, the native bark-collector who conducted me to the hill embarassed
me somewhat by bringing me living specimens in handfuls. The
fot·est for some kilometres on either side of the hill was very dense,
but the hill itself was fairly open, having evidently been partially
cleared at some former period. The man said that the butterflies
had been there fm· some days, but he coul<l not remember having seen
similat· swarms in formet· years. I visited the hill-side on almost the
same date in the following year, but not a single Enplroid was to be
see11 there. It is interesting to note that Ribbe who met with swarms
of E.nechos under very similar conditions on the small Solomon Islaml,
Munia, learned fl'om th e natives that such s~vm·ms occut'red there
periodically, about every ten years.
88. EUPLOEA GODAHTI Luc. ( =siamensis FLDR.) Another very common Euplroid which is even mot·e widely
distributed than E. ?n. ?noclesta. It is particularly plentiful in Bangkok
gardens in the dry months from January onwards. Individuals with
no violaceous-white patch at t.he apex of the forewing are known as
layanli DuucE. ( =.mbclita MoORE). .According to my observationR,
this fol'm is not very common in Siam. Bingham treated r;odarti and layanli as separate species ; Frnhstorfer unites th em. Tonldnens·is
SwiNH. is the name given to an aberration cot'l'esponding to lctycwdi,
from examples taken by Frnshtorf~r· in Siam, in which even th e white
costal and subapical spots of the furewing are wanting. Moore's types of subdita and the types of siamensis and laya1·cli
all came from "Lower" Siam. As Fruhstorfer remarks, it is to be re-
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gretted that J!'elder's name cannot stand, for goclarti is one of the most
characteristic butterflies of Siam.
89. EurLCE! CAMARALZAMAN Btlr.
Taken only on the Petchaburi River, and a.t Pak Jong and Munk Lek. The females are very uncommon,
This beautiful species is found only in Siam and South Tenas
eerim, and is distinctly rare. The type came from Chantabun ( S. E. Siam ).
90. EUPLCEA ORONTOBATES Fruhst.
Unknown to me. Described by Fruhstorfer as " a transition
from goda1·ti. to modesta Btlr. and camaralzaman, having the same shape
and size as the latter, but the wonderful blue reflection absent."
Described from a single male taken by Fruhstorfer at Chantabun
( S. E. Siam ).
91. EuPLCEA AI.CATHOE A!:SATIA Fruhst.
Not common. A few specimens taken on the Petchaburi River
in April, and at Pak J ong in January. Fruhstorf12r restricts this race
to Siam and Lower Burma.
92. EuPLCEA DIONE LIMBORGI Moore.
Not very common. Taken only in the Sriracha district and in
the Dong Rek hills.
g3. EurLCEA HARRISI HARRISI Fldr.
Widely distributed and fairly common. Depunctata FRUHST
are examples ft·om Siam without whitish submarginal Fpots on the
forewing.
94. EUPLLCEA MULCIBER MULCIBER Cr.
Fairly common everywhere.
95. EUPLCEA DORUS DRUCEI Moore.
A single specimen taken at Sriracha in April1911.
This butterfly is known only from Siam, and is apparently very
rare. It was described from Ohantabun. Fruhstorfer says that it may
be the dry-season form of E. cm·us phrebus Bt It·. 96. EUPLCEA LEUCOSTICTOS LEUCOGONYS Btlr,
Three males taken on the Petchaburi River in April 1912, two
females at Pak J ong in January 1914.
97. EUPLCEA MIDANUS CHLOE Guer (=?nargarita BTLR).
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Widely distributed and fairly - common. According to Fruh
storfer, bmhma l\fooRE is an extreme dry season form in Siam, chloiJ (marga1·ita) an intermediate fm·m, whilst ti'Ue miclamts LINN. occurs
casually as an aberration.
98. EUPLCEA KLUGI CRASSA Btlt·.
Widely distributed and quite common. Plentiful in Bangkok
gardens in the dry months from January onwards.
99. EUPLCEA DIOCLETIANUS DIOCLETIANUS Fabr.
Common everywhere especially in the Sriracha district.
This butterfly seems to be very fond of the smell of charred
wood. At Sriracha ] have frequently found it, together with Danais a$pasia aspasia assembled in long rows on charred tree trunks, or
clustered on heaps of wood ashes.
SuB-FAMILY-SATYRIN.£.
] 00. YPTHii\U HUEBNERI HUEBNERI Kirby.
Two specimens taken at St·iracha in September, and one ·in Apt·il.
101. YPTHii\IA AVANTA AVANTA Moore.
Two specimens taken at St·iracha in April and two in September.
102. YPTHii\iA BALDUS BALDUS Bth-.
Common everywhere all the year round.
103. ER!TES ANGULARIS ANGllLALUS Moore.
This butterfly was not uncommon in the Me Song forest, Prae,
in April 1916, but I have not met with it elsewhere in Siam. Fruhstor
fet· obtained it near Kanburi in April.
104•. LETHE EUROPA NlLADANA Fruhst.
Widely distributed and not uncommon. Gada FRUHST is an
extreme dry season aberration which, according to Fruhstorfer,
occurs in Siam and Tonkin.
105. LETHE i\UNERVA subsp.?
A few specimens of both sexes taken in the Me Song forest,
Prae, in April1916. This is probably refera.ble to the race t1·itogenia FRUHST. from Tenasserim.
106. LETHE MEKARA subsp.?
Taken sparingly in the Me Song forest, Prae, in April 1916.
This appears to be very near c?'ijnana FRUHST. as figured by
Fruhstorfer.
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107. LETHE ROHIUA subsp . ?
A few specimens taken in the Me Song forest, Prae, in April
1916. The specimens agree very closely with examples labelled
"L. confusa" which I have received from India. Fruhstorfer r egards
confusa as a synonym of 1·ohric~.
108. ANADEHIS DIADEii'IOIDES BATl\IARA Frnbst.
A single example taken in the Me Song forest, Pnw, in . April
1916. I have identified this butterfly from Fruhstorfer's figure with
which my specimen ag rees almost exactly.
109. CmLITES NOTHIS NOTHIS Bdv.
Two very worn specimens taken at Muak L ek in January and
four others, al so in poor condition, on Khao Sebap, Chantabun, in
March. Judgin g from these captmes, the butterfly would appear to be
rare. Fruhstorfer, however, seems to have found it more common fot·
he writes:-" the butterflies fl .:~ w th ere ( i. e. in Siam) only in the
afternoon and for a short t.ime, and presented a weird appearance with
their coloms flashing out just momentarily," This race is Jmown only
from Siam.
110. :MYCALESlS PERSEUS PERSEUS Fabr.
·widely distributed and quite common.
111. MYCALESIS MlNEUS Linn.
Common everywhere all the year round.
112. MYGALESIS PERSEOIDES PEHSEOIDES l\1oore.
Common everywh ere all the year- round .
113. MYCAL"SIS ANAXIAS 1EMATE Fruhst .
Three specimens taken at Hup Bon in April1914.
114. MYCALESIS AN.AXIOIDES Marsh. ( ? )
A few specimens which I doubtfully identify as belonging to this
species were obtained in the Me Song forest, Prae, in April 1916.
115. MYCALESIS MYSTES de N. One male of this rare butterfly "·as obtained at S1irach1. in
April1911, and two others at H up Bon in April 1914.
116. 0RSOTRL£NA ii'IEDUS F abr.
Common everywhere all the year round.
117. MELANITIS LEDA ISi'IIENE Cr.
Common everywhere all the year round.
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118. MELANITJS ZITENIUS subsp?
Two specimens taken at Sriracha in May.
Sun-FAMILY-ELYMNIN£.
119. ELYMNiliS DARA subsp?
123
Two females which I identify as belonging to this species were
obtained in the Me Song forest, Prae, in .April 1916. It is probably
referable to the race claedalion which is known from Burma and Tavoy
in Tenasserim.
120. ELYMNIAS HYrEHl\lNESTRA U~DULARIS Drury.
Fairly widely distributed, but nowhere very common except in
Bangkok where it is quite plentiful, especially in Decembet·, January ..... and Febmary. In Siam there are two well-marked seasonal forms which
Fruhstorfer has named violetta and epixanthcb respectively.
121. ELYMNB.S NES.tEA APELLES Fruhst.
I have taken a num her of males and females of this butterfly iu Bangkok mostly in December, January and February, but have not
come across it elsewhere. This fine subspecies was described by lf'ruhs
torfer from two males taken by him in Bangkok in 1900. In the
females, the streaks on the fm·ewing are greenish-grey, not blue, and
the ground cololll' of the hindwing is dark chestnut-brown.
122. ELYMNIAS MALELAS !VENA Fruhst.
This butterfly was described by Fruhstorfer from examples
taken by him in 'ronkin and Siam. I have only t\YO specimens, both
females, one taken in Bangkok in December, and the other at Pak Jong
in January. 123. ELYMNIAS VASUDEVA OBERTHURI Fruhst.
Known only from a single female taken by Doherty at Renong
Peninsular Siam, (vide Seitz. Macrolep. 9, p. 392 ).
Sun-FAMILY-.AMATHUISIN£.
124. FAUNlS ARCESILAUS ARCESILAUS Fabr .
.Apparently rare. Four specimens taken in the Me Song forest,
Prae, in .April 1916. The type specimen of Olm·omdJ arcesila1M, ·which
was described by Fabricius from Siam in 1770, is pre~erved 111 the
Bankhan OabinAt in the British Museum.
125. FAUNIS FAU:SULA FAUNALA Westw.
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A few specimens taken on Koh Chang in January and on Khao
Sebap, Ohantabun, in March.
126. STICHOPTHALMA GODFHEYI Rothsch.
Described by Lord Hothschild in th ~ Ann 1.ls and Magazine of
Natural History, Series 8, Vol. 17., No. 102, June 1916, p. 474. The
type specimen was taken near Kanburi in May 1914-; a second speci_
men was obtained at Hup Bon in May 191 5 and fom· others on
Khao Sebap, Ohantabun, in March 1\ll6.
127. .A.MATHUSIA PHIDIPPUS ADUSTATUS Fruhst,
Widely distributed but no,vl~ere common. This race, which is
known only from Siam, was described by its author i'om specimens
taken in Bangkok.
] 28. THAUMANTIS DIORF.S DIORES Db!.
Three specimens taken on the Petchabmi River in April, two on
Khao Sebap, Ohantabun, in March, and two in the Me Song forest.
Prae, in April.
129. 'J.'HAURIA LATHY! SIAMEl'iSIS Rothsch.
Described by Lord Rothschild in the Annals and Magazine of
Natural History, Series 8, Vol. 17, No. 102, June 1916, p. 474. This
buttet~fly is not uncommon at Hup Bon where I obtaineJ t.he type
specimen in April 1914, but I have not met with it elsewhere in
Siam. SuB-FAi.\IILY-DrscoPHORI:-<JE.
130. DrscoPHORA TULLIA ZAL Westw.
I have taken this butterfly only in Bangkok, where it is rare,
and in the Me Song forest, Prae, where it was quite common in
April1916.
131. DISCOPHORA CONTINENTALitl SEi\IINECI-10 Stich.
This butterfly was identified from a badly damaged female
obtained by Mr. G. A. \ iV ebb at Bang Kwang near Bangkok i!"l .Novem
ber 1913. I have since (April 1916) taken a number of specimens of
both sexes in the Me Song forest, Prae.
SuB-FAMILY-NYMPHALINJE.
132. ERGOLis l\IERIONE PHA.HIS Fruhst.
· \Videly distributed and not uncommon. This race was orJgm
ally described from Siam, but it also occurs in 'renasserim and South
Annam.
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133. ERGOLIS SPECULARIA .ARCA Fruhst.
Occurs in most districts, but is nowhere common.
134•. PENTEIEMA DARLISA MIME'fiCA Lathy.
Only four examples of this butterfly are known.
125
It was described, as Penthema mimetie(l,, from a single fema le
which came from th e neighbourhood of Ko1·at, and which is now in the
Adams Collection in the British Museum. I have since taken three
other femal es-one at Hup Bon in April 19H, and two at Pak Jong in
January 1914. One of these specimens is now in the British Museum.
On the upper side, the female of mimetica bears a most extra
ordinary resemblance to the female of E. ?n. ?nulcibm·. The first time
I came across it I was completely deceived, and should have left it alone
as being mv.lciber had not its flight stt-uck hte as peculiar for that butter
fly. On the second occasion I was again deceived, a lthough I was
prepared for the resemblance. The third specimen was resting on the
ground with closed wings and the r esemblance was not so obvioua.
135. CuPHA ERYMA~THIS LOTIS Sulz.
More or less common everywhere.
136. ATELLA PHALANTHA PIIALANTHA Drury.
A few specimens taken on the Petchaburi River in April, and
at Sriracha in September.
137. ATELLA ALCIPPE ALCIPPOIDES Moot·e.
This butterfly was quite common on th e Petchaburi River m
Aprill910, but I have seldom come across it since.
138. IssORIA SINHA SINHA Kollar.
Widely distributed, but not common.
139. 0YNTHIA EROTA EHOTA Fabr.
Males common in all forest areas, females rare.
140. 0IRROCHIWA FASCIATA FASCIATA Fldr.
Not uncommon in Bangkok, but apparently rare elsewhere.
'l'he dry-season form is flavobrunnea Sn.
141. 0IRHOCHROA TYCHE MITHILA Moore.
Widely distributed and fairly common.
142. 0IRROCHRO.A. SURY.A. SIAMENSIS Fruhst.
This butterfly is at present known only from Bangkok, where it
is rather scarce.
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143. TERINOS CLARISSA FALC.A.T.A. Fruhst ( falcipennis Lathy).
This butterfly was quite common in April1910 on the Petcha
buri River, where it was often to be found in hundreds in shady jungle
paths, but I have seldom come across it since.
144. 'fERINOS TERPANDER INTERMEDIA subsp. nov.
Intermediate in form between T. terpander Hew. from Borneo
and T. teas de N. from Sumatra. On the upperside it closely resembles
terpandet, except that the light orange-coloured margin is much re
duced in size ; on the underside it appmximates more closely to teos.
Type and only known specimen obtained at Sriracha in September 1912.
145. CETHOSIA BIBLIS YIRIDIANA Fruhst.
Widely distributed and not uncommon. This butterfly was ob-
tained by Pavie t~.t Luang-Prabang, so that its occurrence in Siam was
to be expected. 146. CETHOSU CYANE EUANTHES Fruhst.
Fairly common everywhere.
147. 0:1i:THOSI.A. HYPBE.A. BYPSINA FeJder.
A single male taken at Sriracha in April 1914.
148. PRECIS IPHITA IPHITA Linn.
Widely distributed, but not very common.
149. PRECIS .A.TLlTES Linn .
Common everywhere all the year round.
150. PRECIS .A.LM.A.NA AL!>IANA. Linn.
Common everywhere all the year round.
151. PRECIS LEMONIAS 1EN.A.RU Fruhst.
Common everywhere all the year round .
152. PRECIS ORITHY.A. OCYALE Hbn.
Widely distributed, but nowhere common.
153. PRECIS HIRRTA Fabr.
A male taken in Bangkok in January 1910, and two others in
the Me Song forest, Prae, in April 1Vl6. 'Ihere are three specimens
in the Bangkok Museu·m taken by Haase in Bangkok, in 1891.
154. SYMBRENTHIA. HIPPOCLUS DARUCA Moore.
Three specimens taken in the Me Song forest, Prae, in April
1916. 155. Yo:r.u SABHU VASUKI Doh.
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up to 1914 I had taken only one specimen of this butterfly,
but in April and May" of that year I met with it in gt·eat numbers everywhere throughout the Srimcha district-in the jungle, in the padifields, in the villages, and even on the sea-shot·e. In Srir!lcha itself,
the butterBies often entered the bungalows, and around the village they
were ft·equently to be seen clustet·ed on heaps of wood ashes. It is interesting to note that I had collected in the district at various times dm·ing the six previou<:! years but had not met with the butterfly there,
and that in the same monthB of the foil owing year I found it very
scarce e\'erywhere throughout the district. Fruhstorfer gives javana as the Siamese race, but I thiuk this is a mistake. My males are
quite different from his figure of javana, but agree exactly with
that of vawki. 156. HYPOLIMNAB liiiBBIPUS Linn.
Apparently rare. I have only three specimens in my collection
-a male taken at Sril'acha in September and two females given to me
by H. R. H. The Prince of Ohumpon, who obtained them in Bangkok
in March. 157. HYPOLIMNAS BOLINA BOLINA Linn.
Fairly common everywhere all the year round.
158. DoLESCHALLIA BISAL'l'JDE SIAMENSIS Fruhst. Not common. Taken only in the St·iracha district and on
the Dong Rek h ills. Fruhstorfer restricts this race to Siam.
159. KALLIMA INACHUB SI.A.IIIENSIB Fruhstorfer.
Occurs in most forest at·eas, but is nowhere common. Fruhs-
torfer restricts this race to Siam.
160. 0YRESTIS PERIANDER PEUIANDER Fabr.
Widely distributed and not uncommon.
161. 0YRESTIS COCLES COCLES Fabr.
Widely distributed and quite common. Vast numbers of this
species were seen on thE' l'etchaburi River in April and May 1910 and
again, in the same months, in 1912. The butterflies were a! ways found
on moist spots lying in shade, and, when disturbed, they rose in
clouds. In some places they were clustered so thickly, and were so
occupied in sucking up moisture, that it was quite impossible to tread
without crushing them. 'l'hey were present in great numbers at all
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the drinking places ft·equented by butterflies, but were always in shady
spots, and always in groups by themselves. They seemed to resent
very strongly the intrusion of any other butterfly into their own
particular gt_:onp, and I noticed that the intruder always quick! y withdrew. As a rule, the gt·oups consisted of the pale variety only,
but on several occasions both p::de and dark forms were seen side by
side at the same spot. In May 1914, in a waterless section of the
for est neat· Hup Bon I found the butterflies congregated on damp
elephant droppings. 0. cocles was originally described from Siam.
162. CYHESTIS NIVEA subsp?
Fruhstorfer (Seitz, Macro-lep. 9, p. 575) records 0. nivea from
Siam, but does not give the race.
163. CYRESTIS THYODAMAS THYODAMAS Bsdv.
Genera lly distributed but nowhere common.
164. CHERSONESIA RISA THANSIENS Mart.
A few specimens of both sexes taken at Hup Bon in Apt·il and
May 1914.
165. CHERSONESIA PERAKA AZA Streck.
Reco{·ded by Frubstorfer ( Seitz, Macro-lep. 9, p. 594) who
says that it was described from two specimens from "Lower Siam."
166. RAHINDA HORDONIA PLAGIOSA Moore.
Common everywhere all the yeru·-round.
167. RAHINDA PERAKA ASSAMICA Moore.
Rare. Three males taken at Pu.k J ong in January.
168. RAHINDA AURELIA Stgr.
A single male of this rare N eptid was taken at Hup Bon in May.
169. NEPTIS HYLAS ACERIDES Fruhst.
Common everywhere all the year round.
170. NEPTIS NANDINA GONATINA Fruhst.
Taken sparingly on the Dong Rek hills in December and
January. l!'ruhstorfe'r restricts this race to Siam.
171. NEPTIS SOMA TUSHITA .Fruh ~ t.
Not uncommon in the Sriracha district an~ on the Dong Rei~
hills. Ft'llhstorfer restricts this race to Siam.
172. NEPTIS HELIODORE HELIODORE Fabr.
Fruhstorfer says this N eptid " is not scarce in Central Siam, nt
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THE BUTTERFLIES OF SIAM. 129
an e lavation of about 1000 ft. ( January. ) " I have not yet come across it. N. heliodo?'IJ wag originally described fl'om Siam.
173. NEPTIS VI SAKI HARITA Moore. A single n:ale taken at Hup Bon in May. 174. NEPTIS COLUMELLA MARTABA.NA Moore. Taken sparingly on the Dong Rek hills in December and Janu
ary, and in the Sriracha district in April and May. 175. NEPTIS M!AH NOLANA Druce. Five specimens taken at Pak Jong in January. Neptis nolana
was described by Druce from Siam in 1874. 176. NEPTIS FULIGINOSA FULIGINOSA Mom·e. Two mal~s and two females of this veq rare Neptid were taken
at Pak Jong in January. 177. PANT APORIA PR A. YARA INDOSINJCA Fruhst. A single specimen taken at Pak Jong in Januai'Y· 178. PANTAPORIA PERIUS Linn. Taken very sparingly in the Sriracha district in April, May and
September, and on th e Dong Rek hills in January. 179. PANTAPORIA LARYMNA SIAMENSIS Fruhst. Generally distributed but nowh ere common. Fruhstorfer gi\'es
the habitat of this race as " Mal ay Peninsula. to U ppet· Tenasserim." 180. PANTAPORJA RANGA OBSOLEECENS Fruhst. A few specimens taken at Pak J ong in January and in the Me
Song forest, Prae, in April.
181. PANTAPORIA SELENOPHORA BAHULA ~tfoore. Two specimens taken at Hup Ban in September and two others
in the Me Song forest, Prae, in April. 182. PANTAPORIA ZEROCA GALlESUS Fruhst. A single specimen tnken in the Me Song forest, Prae, in April
1916. "B' ruhstorfet· restricts this race to Siam, but says that examples from the Karen Rills are probably indentical with it.
183. PANTAPORIA NEFTE ASITA Moore. A single specimen taken in the Me Song forest, Prae, in April. 184. LIMENI'£18 PROCRIS PROCRIS Cr. This species was exceedingly common on the Petchabnri River
in .A.pril 19.10, but I have not found it plentiful in any other locality
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smce. The butterflies were at all my camping places on the Petchaburi
River, and often congregated in numbers around the cook's quarters.
At one camp I took some dozens of specimens on a drying Sambar
skin.
185. PANDITA SINOPE SINOPE Moore.
A single male taken at Hup Bon in April 1914.
186. LEBADEA l\1ARTHA MARTHA Moore.
Widely distributed, but nowhere common.
187. PARTHENOS SYLVIA APICALIS Moore.
Widely distributed and not uncommon. As a rule I have
found this butterfly very difficult to capture, but I have occasionally
taken it quite easily at baits of over-ripe bananas.
188. EuTHALIA LllPIDEA COGNATA Moore. This is a very rare butterfly known only from a few examples
from Siam. It was described by Moon~, as Oynif.ia eognata, from a single female which is preserved in the British Museum. This was
the only specimen known until 1901, when Fruhstorfer obtained the
male near the ruins at Ankor in DE'cember. l have since taken two
males and a female at Stiracha. in September Hll2, and four males ami
a female at Hup Bon in April1914. Four of my specimens are nc1w in
the British Museum.
189. EuTHALIA ,TULll ODILINA Fruhst.
Not uncommon in most forest areas. Fruhstorfer restricts this
race to Siam.
190. EUTHALI.A. COCYTUS COCYTUB.
Occurs in most forest areas, but is not common. This butterfly
which is found only in Siam, was described by Fabricius in 1787.
191. EuTH.A.LI.A. FLORA S.A.LANGANA Fruhst.
There are specimens of this butterfly from Siam in the Adams
collection in the British Museum. 192. EuTHALIA JAHNU JAHNIDES Fruhst.
Three specimens taken at Hup Bon in April.
193. EuTHALU KESAVA DJSCIPILOTA ..M:oore.
A few specimens taken in the Sriracha district in April and
May, and on the Dung Rek hills in January and February.
194. EuTHALIA GARUDA APAllfA Fruhst.
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Fairly common everywhere. May be found in fruit gardens in
Bangkok all the year round. 195. EuTHALIA EHIPHYLE CHULA Fruhst.
Three males taken at Pak Jong in January, one female at Hup Bon in .April. Fruhstorfer restricts this race to Siam.
196. EuTHALIA ANOSIA subsp? A single male which J identify as belougiug to this species was
taken in the Me Song forest, Pro.e, in .April 1916. It is almost cer
tainly referable to the race anosia Moore, whose occurrence in Siam was predicted by Fruhstorfer from the fact that it was obtained by Pavie in the Laos States. Fru hstorfer (1913) divides up the species
into six different races, but J. C. Monlton in a recent paper on the
Butterflies of Borneo (The Sarawak Museum J·oumal. Vol. II, Part II,
No. 6, September 1915. p. 226.) rejects this division on the grounds
that the differences given are insufficient and founded on too few specimens.
197. Eu•rnA.LIA PHEMIUB PHEJUIUs Dbldy.
A male taken at St·iracha in April1911, and a f<:J male in the Me
Song forest, Prae, in .April 1916.
198. EuTHALU LUBENTINA INDICA Fruhst .
I took six males and four females of this butterfly 111 my own
compound in Bangkok in December 1911, but I have seldom come
across it since. There are specimens in the British Museum taken by
Druce in Siam in 1874-. 199. Eu'l'HALIA. ADONIA BEAT A Fruhst.
Described by Fruhstorfer from a few specimens taken in Bang
kok. I have not yet met with it.
200. EUTHALLI. TEUTA T.E:UTA Dblcly. Widely distributed and fairly common. I have found it most
difficult to obtain goorl specimens of this butterfly.
201. EuTHALIA REC'rA MONILIS Moore. A few specimens taken in the Sriracha forest in .April. Mr. E.
W. Trotter obtained three specimens for me on Koh Phai in March.
202. EU'I.'HALIA EVELINA VALLONA Moore.
Not common. A few specimens taken in the Sriracha district
in April, May and September, and on the Dong Rek hills in January,
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200. Eu·rnaLL\ DlltTEA JA.DEI'I'IN.A. Fruhst.
I took a male fdld a female of this butterfly at Sriracha in April
1911, but did not come across i t agai n Hntil Apr il1916, wh en I ob
tained a nu01ber of specime ns of bJtlt sexes in the l\le 801;.5. forest, Prae.
20 L EuTII.A.LI.A. CYANil'A.RDUB .A.LBOPUNC1'A.TA Crawl.
Taken by Fruh8tod'er at Muak Lek in January (Seitz, Macro-
le.p. 9, p. 693).
205. .APATURA. PA.Hl::!A.TIS SIAliiiENBIS Pruhst.
Occurs in most foreat areas and is not uncom mon,
This may or may not stand as a goor1 subspecies; t he differ
ences on which .Fmhstorfer sepat\~tcs it from allied races are extre mely
slight and, in my op ini on, are not constant. F!'Llhstorfe r rest ricts the
race to Siam .
206 . APATURA .A.nrnru.a MIR.A.ND.A. Fmhst.
A male taken at Sriraeha in September, and anot!J er m the
Me Song forest, Prae, in April.
207. tlEPIIISA CIIANDRA A.NDROD,\liiA.S Frnhst.
Has bee n recorcled from the Mekong vall ey , Northem Siam.
(Seitz, :Macr.o-lep . 0, p. 701.) 208. HES'l'INA. NAllJA. Dblcly.
Reco rded from S iam by Bingham (Fuun. 81·. Incl., BuLterfti es,
Vol. I, p . 230 .)
209. CALrNAGA DUDDR.A. SUDAE'ISANA. Melv.
Occurs in N orthem S iam. The 1 ype was obtained 111 the
Ohiengmai districL
:l tO. .HERON A llJAR.A'I'HUS ANGUSTA'rA Moorc.
A single specimen taken at Pak Jong in January 191 4 , and several others in the Me Song forest., Pme, in Apri l 1816. It, was not
un common in the I\Ie Song forest, but I found it most difficu lt to
capture. 211. EutnPus HALITriERSES HALI'rHERsEs Dbldy.
According to my ob:;ervalions this bntterfly is mre m Siam,
but J!'rnhstorfer apparently found it 1uite common .
212 . EunrPus CONSIJUILIS \Vestw.
Moo re (I;ep. Incl., Y al. IIl, p. 45) states that n. fe male of this
butterfly has been taken 11 em· Bangkok.
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213. CHAR.4.XES POLYXENA CORAX F ldr. Males not uncornrnou in all fores t areas; femnles very rnre.
21 4. CHA.RAXES FABIUS SULl'HUHEUS Rothsch.
133
A siugle male taken at Ban Dan in April1 914, and four others
in the Me Soug fores t , Prne , in April 1016. 215. .Ku LEP I S AT HAJUAS Dru ry. _,_ \'Videly distri buted, bu t nowh ere. comm011.
216. EuLBPIS .ARJ A Fldr. "'
A male taken at S ri racha in Ap ril , ancl another i11 September.
217. EULEPIS DELPIIIS Dbldy. "' T wo mal es tahn 011 th e P etchaburi Hi 1rer in Apri l 1£ 10, and
two others in t he Me Song fo rel t , Prae, in April 1916.
218. E uLEPIS NEPE:'l TIIES Grose-S mi th .
Recorded from Siam by Bingham (Faun . Br. I ncl., Butterfl ies,
Vol. I, p. 226 .)
219. EuLEPIS EU DAlll! PPUS NIGHORASALIS Lat,hy.
F our males taken on the P etchn.buri Rive r in Apr il 1910, and
two othera in th e lHe Song fo rest, P rae, in April 1916.
SUB-FAllllLY-LIBYTHElN£.
2~0. LIBYTHEA MYHRllA Gochrt.
2~ 1. LIBYTHEA ROlliNI Marshal!.
22~ LIBYTHRA GEOFFROYI ALO;>IPRA ;')Joo t·e.
223. LIBYTHEA HA UXWELLI Moon~.
I found these four species ve1·y com mon in April 1912 at th e Siamese Survey camp in the H uey 1le P radone in N . Lat. 13c and,
E . L ong . 99°.80 '. Jl f y?'rha 'ras an occafl ional visitot·, bu t th e oth ers
were p resent in crowds throughout the day. In the ea rly mornin gs,
the butterflies were to be foun d resting on rocks and stones near the
river-side ; later in th e d~y they cong t·egn ted on moist patcher; of
g round around the camp, and remain ed t here till quite late in the
aftem oon, bein g the last of a ll the butterflies to leave. Spots fo ul ed
with uri ne had a parti cular attraction for them. They also congreg11ted
on clothes drying in the sun . Rohini is not unco mmon in other
parts of Siam, alompra and myn·ha are scarce. I have not since come
ucross hau:mvelli . :r have foll owed B in gham in recording hcmxwelli
* I nm unable at p rese nL to refe r these Lb rcc butterfl ies to t heir part icu-1 ar races .
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1111 a separate species, but I am quite unaware as to whether it still
stands as a good species or is, as he conjectured, merely a variety of
L. g. alompra. SuB-FAMILY-NEMEOBIDAi:.
224. ZEMEROS FLEGYAS Cr.
A few specimens taken in the Me Song forest, Prae, ll1 April
1916. There at·e three specimens in the Bangkok Museum taken by
Haase at Chantabun in January 1891.
225. TAXILA THUISTO EPHORUS Fruhst.
A few specimens taken at Hup Bon in April 1914, and m the
Me Song forest, Prae, in April 1916.
226. 'rAXILA HAQUINUt'J BERTHB Frnbst.
Taken very sparingly at Muak Lek in January, at Hup Bon in
April and in the Me Song forest·, Prae, in April.
227. ABISARA NEOPHRON Hew.
Four specimens taken ou Kllfl.o Se bap, Chantabun, in March 1916.
Thtlre are three specimens in the. Bangkok Museum taken by Haase in
the same locality.
228. ABISARA 1\lETA SIAMEN8IS Fruhst.
Three specimens taken at Hnp Bon in April Hll4, and a few
others in the Me Song forest, PraA, in April 1916.
229. STIBOGES NYJ.\'IPHIDIA Btlr.
Tht·Pe specimens taken at Hup Bon in April19I4.
li'AMILY -LYO.lE_N lDJE.
SUB-FAl\III,Y-GERYDINB.
230. GERYDUS BOISDUVALI IRRORA.TUB Druce.
Occut·s in most localities, but is by no means common. This
butterfly was originally described from Siam.
231. GERYDUS ANCON SIAME:8SIS, subsp. nov.
A fine new subspecies which diffet·s from the typical form in the
reduction of the white areas of the forewing. These areas consist of a
triangular patch beyond the cell, a subquadmte one in 2, a narrow
oblong one extending from below this to,vards the bastl in I. c., and a
very small diffuse patch below the submedian in a line with the patch
above. Below, a shade paler than in typical specimens.
Type 1 ci. Muak Lek, 8. I. 14. in the British Museum .
. . j l \J '(l) ,. :
id s'~),j~(,·-
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232. ALLOTTNUS HORSFIELDI CONTINENT.A.LIS Fruhst.
Taken sparingly in the Sriracha distt·ict in April, and on the Dong Rek hills in January.
SUB-F.A.MII,Y-LYCJEN INJE.
283. N EOPITHECOPS ZALJ\IOR.A. Btlr.
Not uncommon at Mnak Lek and Pak Jong, but rare else>vhere. 234. MEGISB.A. MALAYA Horsf.
A single male tal<en at Pak Jong in January 1914, and another in the Me Song forest, Prae, in April 1916.
235. CYANIRIS PUSPA IMPEJtATRIX Btlt·.
Widely distributed and fairly common, especially on the Dong ' Rek hills.
236. CYA.NIRIS ALBADJSCA Moore.
Three specimens taken at Pak Jong. Also taken by Fruhstorfer at Hinlap.
1914.
2~7. CYANIRI~ TRANSPKCTA Moore.
Three males and seven females taken at Pak Jong in January
238. CHILA.DES L.A.JUS Cr. Widely distributed and not uncommon. 239. ZIZERA OTIS Fabr.
Common everywhere all the year round . 24-0. ZIZERA GAIKA Trimen.
Occurs with Z. otis, but is not nearly so common. 241. EVERES RILEYI, sp. nov.
o Uppe-;sid~: greyish blue, f01·ewing with the hind margin rather nanowly dark grey; hindwing costal margin broadly dark grey, inner margin pale g rPy, hind margin narrowly dark grey with darker spots
in areas 2 and 3, these being clistally white-edged and having proximally a faint trace of orange. Fringes very narrowly white, distally grey. Unde1·sicle: pale grey, forewing with a darker oblong spot at end of cell, near the margin a row of five similar though shorter spots, a trace, of a sixth set inwardly at the apical end, all white-eclgecl. Beyo11d an ill -defi ned dark grey line runnin g from apex to hind margin, aud between this and the thin black margin a similar line, narrower and interrupted at the nervures. Both lines curve it~wardly considerably
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at the apex. Hindwing similarly marked , the gtound colou r distally
snmewhat paler. Th e space between the two antemarginal lines in
interspaces 2 and 3 and part of 4, orange, >vi th two large black metallic spots bearing a few metallic scales in 2 and 3. A discal row of six
grey spots commencing in 1 e rather near the margin, the second spot set in wardly in 2 foll owed by three runni ng directly towards the ap~x ,
the sixth spot again set decidedly imYards. Four white-edged black
spots : one each distall y in 1 band 7, one centrally in the cell and th e
fourth also in area 7 basally some way before the middle.
~ llppm·s·ide : uniformly dark grey-brown without any trace of
blue. H indwing wi th darker mn,rginal spots in areas 3 and 3 proxim
ally su rm ounted by orange lunules dista lly white-edged; indicatio n ~ of
similar spots in 4 and 1 c. Fringes darker than in o. Underside
exactly like that of the o except that the orange-coloured a rea is
very slightly larger, extending into 1 c, the enclosed bl::wk spots being
al so slight ly larger.
Types 1 o, 1 ~ , Bangkok, Feb. 1912, in th e British Museu m.
A second o in the Bt'itish Museum from H inlap (H. Frnhstor
fer) '*differs in being brigllt er, the dark margin broade1·, and the orange
1 unules on the hind wing fully deve loped. Th e underside has a decided, though ve ry slight, bro\\'nish tinge. 'rhe upperside of both o and ~ of
th is species bears a considerable resemblance to that of TiJ. clipo1·a Moore;
it is- readily distinguished from that species, howevE\r, by the unde rside
which agl'ees ve ry closely with that of E. pw·hc£sins Fabr. In the latter
species, however, t he spot in the cell and the distnl one in aren 7 are
equidistant ftoom the pmximn, l one in area 7, whereas in E. 1·ileyi the
di stal spot in area 7 is much furt,her away. Apart from this, the o of
E. pa1·hasius is much paler and the female has a considerable amount
of blue on the upper surface,
"" In 19 13 I wrote to Ilerr Fn1 hstorfer say ing thnt I had exnmples of an E1:eres which agreed fai rly well with a s in gle spec imen of hi s in t l1 e British Mnse nm Erorn Hinlup, labell ed E. padwsz'us Fn.br. , bu t t-.hat I th ought the butterfly belonged to n sepumte species . H e repl ied saying that I was correct and shou ld desc ribe t he spe~ i cs . Mr. Riley confi rm ed his op inion.
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I have taken a Jl umber of specim ens of this butterfly on the
west bank of the ri ver in Bang kok , mostly in December, J a nuary and
FebJUary, but have seldom come across i t elsewhere.
I have named the species after Mr. N. D. Riley who has helped
me very much in working out the butterflies of the country.
242, C A.'l'OCHRYSOPB STRABO Fabr.
Common eve ryw here all the yea r round.
243. 0ATOCHRYSOPS PAND-4,VA Horsf.
Also common.
244. CATOCHHYSOPS CNEJUB Fubr.
Widely dist ributell, but not very com mon.
245. T ARucus PLINIUS Fabr.
This butterfly was not uncommon in the Me Song fores t Prae,
in April, 1916, but I have seldom come acrosB iE elsewhere.
246. 0ASTALIUS ROS illlON Fabr.
Common everywh ere a ll the year round.
247. 0AS'l'ALIUB ELNA Hew.
Occurs in m ost localiti es, but is not common.
248 . 0ASTALIUS ETHION Dblcly and H ew.
A. few specimens taken in the Srii·acba fo rest in April and May .
249. NIPH ANDA CYMBJA 1\IARCIA. Fawcett.
'l'hree males taken in the Me Song forest, Prae in April 1916.
2.a>O. LYC.iENESTHES EliiOLUS ·Godart.
Quite common in Bangkok, but not very plent iful in othet· parts
of the country.
251. L YC.iENESTHES LYC.iENINA F ldr.
Two spec imens taken on the west bank of the river in Bangkok
in Febmary.
252. NACADUBA BHUTEA de N. Widely distribu ted, but nowhere common.
253. LAMPIDES BOCHUS Or. This butterfly was quite common in the Ue Song forest, Prue,
in April1916, but I have seldom met with i t elsewhere in Si:1-m .
254. LAliiPID ES CELENO Or. This ·with its dry-season form conferencla Btlr. is common every-
where.
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~55. PoLYOMliiATus BOE'l'Icus Linn.
I took a number of specimens of this butterfly on the west
bank of the river in Bangkok in January, 1912, but have not come across
it since. SuB-FAMILY--PoRITIIN.lE.
256. PoRI'l'I.A. PHARYGID Hew.
Two damaged specimens taken in the Me Song forest, Prat:~, in
April 1916. .Also taken by Doherty at Renong in Peni nsulat· Siam.
257. ZaRONA ZA.NELL.A. de N. Taken by Bingham on the front ier between Siam and Tonns
serim ( 11'aun. Br. Incl., Butterflies, Vol. II, p. 471. )
Sun-FaMILY -CuRETINJE.
258. OuRI!:TJS 'l'HE'l'IS GLORIOS.A. Moore.
Widely distributed, but everywhere scarce.
259. CuRETIS BULlS 1\I.A.LAYICA Fldr.
A single specimen taken at Sriracha in April 19J.t, and several
others in the Me Song forest, Prae, in April 1916. There are two
specimens in the Bangkok Museum taken by Haase at Bangpain in
- December 1891.
Sun-F.A.:\ULY-THECLINJE. ·
260. ? A.rHNlEUS VULC.ANUS Fabr.
Six specimens which l doubtfully id entify as belongin g to this
species were taken at Sriracha in April 1914. 261. APHNlEUS SYAMA PEGU.A..NA Moore.
I have taken a number of specimens of this butterfly in Bang
kok, mostly in D ecember, January and February, but have seldom met
with it elsewhere.
262. APHNAEUS LOHIT.A. Horsf.
I took one specimen of this butterfly at Pak J ong ll1 January
1914, and have since obtained three others in Bangkok.
SuB-FAMILY-ARHOPALIN£.
263. THADUKA MULTICAUDAT.A Moore.
This but terfly was quite common in the Me Song forest, Prae,
in April 1916, but I have not met with it elsewhere.
I identify the butterfly from Bingham's figure of the male
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(l!..,aun. Br. Incl., Butte t~flies , Vol. ll, P lat e XX.), " ·i th which my specimens ag ree very closely.
- 264. 1\LI.JJATJ:L \.LA A::llE Hl A H e ll'.
I1'our specimens taken at N ong K lta i P loi in .Ap ril l 914.
265 . AniBYLPODIA .A.Nl'l'A U ew.
Two males taken at Pak J ong i n J a n nary, and a fe male at
S riracha in April. T his b u tt e rHy was or ig inall y desc ribed from Siam.
266 . SuRE:\DRA QUERCJ~TOR U ~l Moore.
A mal e and two females taken at Pak J·ong i n J anuary, and t'ro
females in the 1\Ie Song fo rest, Prae, in Apri l.
267 . S c HENDHA sp . ?
A single spec im en [No. 204J wh ich was taken at Nong Khai
Ploi in April1 91L1,, and which is now i u t h e B ri t i:;h .Museum, has uot
yet been ident i fied . It is n ear_to 8. 1:immna Horsf.
~68 . ARPOPALA CEL\TAUJ1US l1' abr.
'rhis butterfly is vet·y p lentiful i n Bangkok , especially in
December, January and F ebr ua ry , but I have n ot fou nd it by any
means common in other parts of th e country.
269. A RHOP1.\ LA. ALITJEUS MIRA.BELLA Doh .
Four specimens taken at Nong Ya i Boo in .April 19H.. 270. A RHOPA.L.A.. AIDA. de N. Two epecimens take n at Nong Yai Boo in A prill 9 l ':L.
27 1. ARH0PAL .A. A.NAR'l'li: H ew.
F ive males and one female of thi s ra re but t erfly were taken at
N ong Khai Ploi in April 19B The female a nd two of t he ma les are
now in thfl British Museum. The femal e is only the second ex~mple they have as yet received.
272. ARHOP.A.LA lU :I!'FLESII cle N .
There are two specimens of thi s butterfly in t h e Bang kok
Mu.:eum tak en by Haase at Ohantabun i n March 1892.
273. A RHOPA.L A. EPIJIIU'f .A .Moore.
F our specimens taken at Hup Bon in .April l 91L.L,
27 '1. ARllOPALA. A:\TDIUTA Fld r.
A single specimen taken a t Hup Don in .Apri l 11:1 14.
275. AHHOPALA EUJ)lOLPUUt> Or.
Two specimens taken at H up Bcm in March 1914, and two
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others in the Me Song forest, , Prae, in Apt'il 1016.
276. ARHOPALA ABSEIJS H ew.
1\·vo specimens taken at Hup Bon in Aprill9H.
277. ARHOPALA DlAHDI H ew.
Four specim ens taken at Hup Bon in April HJH. 278. ARHOPAL A APlDA?\US Cr.
'l'wo specimeus tak en at S riracha in September 1914.
279. AlUIOl'ALA ATRc\X H e\\'.
Six specimens taken at Hup Bon in April 19H,.
~80. ARIIOPALA ALEA Hell'.
Four specimens taken at Hup Bon in April HJH,. 281. ARliOPALA PERDiUTA Moore.
Four specimens taken at Hup Bon in April 1914.
S QB-l'A:.\llLY -DEUDO!UGl~ LE .
282. l1APALA SPH.I N X Fabr .
l!'our females taken at Hup Bon in April 1GB. 283. RAPALA SCI:llSTACEA :Moore.
One specimen taken at Srimcha in April, three at J)ak J oug iu
January and six in th e Me Song forest, Pme, in .A p1·il. 284•. RAI'ALA PETO~ I!U S He,v. 'Widely distributed and quite COtlllllOlJ.
285 . R APAL A JA Hil ,\ S l~abr .
A few Epeci me ns of buth sexes tak en in t !te S riracha district
and in the :M:e f:l ong fores t , P rae, in A pr il.
28 6. }tJPAL.\ XE:\O Pl W~ 1-'abr ( = die !l,~es lJe,,· .)
l.!'om m o. les taken aL H up Bon in .April 101<1.
~8 7. Jlu,\L.\ sL;F H ls .\. 1Ioore .
l 1 hree m:1le:; an ,1 a f,; male hken at H u p Bon ill .A pril , one male
at Pak Jong in J :1nu~ ry, and i .vo males in t he :;\[e :-lung forest , Prae,
111 April. 288 . DA C.:,\L .I :\.~ ,.,nLr.A Ho~ · d·.
One m o.1e bk..:m at ll up Bon i n April 101<1, an c1 one in the Ue
Song forest, P rae, in Apri l .I. \) ] G. 289. CA:.\ lF::\A co·ryr:; l:!"ew.
A single female l al·:en a t linp Bou in April l!JB. 290. T .I.T UIHA LO~ (;l:'i r.; s Fn.hr.
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A mnle taken in Bangkok in Hebruary 1013, and a female 111
Jun e 1915. 29 1. HYPOLYC.£~A EHYLU S Goclart.
Wicl ely dist1·ibnted and fairly common.
29<J. .dRA OTHE:-! LAL'T'l'l-ITS Jl{oore.
Two specim ens taken at Sriwcha in April 19H. 203. Brnu,\:"'DA i.\IELIS A Hew. '_L'wo males taken at N ong Khai P1oi in Apri l 1914!. 20·1. MArD IESSUS LY S IA S 1:'abr.
l have fo und this bu t te rfly qnite common in t he S riracha and Me Song fores t~, but ha ve uot met 1ri t h it else1Yhere in S iam .
29::>. C HEIUTIU FHEJA Fabr .
Fa irly common in all fores t areas.
29G. ZEI/fl 'S ETOL US J!abt·.
Taken sparin g ly on the Dong Hek hills in J'anunry, and in the
Me Song forest, i>me, in .April.
207. B IC\' DAHATU I'HOCIDES AIU:CA li' lclr.
Fou r spec imen::; 1'aken at Hnp B on in April 1014. 298. L OXU llA ATDL\l! S Cr.
"Widely di stributed but now here common.
299. YA s onA Tl11P U:\CTATA H ew.
'l'here is a single specimen of this butterfly in the Bangkok
Museum taken by Haase at Chan tabun .
300. NEO?IIYRJ:"'A HIE?liALlS Goclm. and Saiv.
A s in g le mrde taken at Srimcha in 1\{arch. Has· also b een recorded from Henong a nd Kan buri .
301. DRI'iA OOX l :"iA Hew.
S ix specimens taken at Hup Bon in Apr il 1!H4, a ncl four others
in the Me Song forest, Prae, in Apri l 1916. 302. CATAP.£ClLi\IA ELEGAN S D ruce.
Two specimens taken in the Me Song forest , P rae, in .April ] 916.
PAMILY-HE8PE.ll.IJD_'E.
-SUB-FAM!LY-HESPEJUJNM ..
303. 0RTHOPH.£'H1S LAL!1'A Doh.
A male and a f~male tuken at H np Bon in Ap ril 1914, 30·t. CAriLA 7.EN~AHA Moore.
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142 MR . E. J. GODFREY ON
Six bad ly bat tered specimens take n at Hup Bon in Ap1·il 1914. I experienced much difficulty in obtaining t his skipper. I came
across it in a narrow path in ve ry dense jungle, where it was most
difficult to use a net. It was fly ing up r.ncl do1m the path with g1·eat
speed , occasionally resting for a second or t wo on the underside of a. leaf.
305. OIIARlliiO::I Fr CUL:>IEA He w.
H as been recorded from S iam ( Lep . Tn cl ., Vol. X, p. ~8 . ) 306. 0EL £::10RRHL\ US ASMARA _\.DITTA Ft·u hst ..
A few specimen s tak en at :Pak J ong ::mrl l\1 uak Lek in January,
and in t he Me Song forest, Prae, in .April.
307. CEL£NORHHINUS AUR IVITTATA .l'l'roore.
A few speci mens taken at Hu p Bon, ::md in the Me Song forest ,
Prae, in April.
308. 0ELJENORRHINUS LEDOOCERA Koll.
'rhis ski pper was not un common i.n the Me Song fo rest, P rae,
in April191 6, but I have seldo m come across it e l se~Yhe re in Siam.
309. OoL AD ENI A D AN :Dab t·.
'W idely d istributed an~l fairly common. Apparent ly a vet·y
variable species. 310. C oLAD EN IA TNDRAN1 Moore.
A single specimen taken at S t· iracha 1n Apl'i l 111 14., a;1cl two
others in the Me Song forest, Prae, in April 19 JG.
311. 0DONTOPTI LUM ANGULATA BJck
A single specimen taken a t s ,·irachn i n Sepf:embe,·, and one
other in the Me Song fo res t, Prae, in April.
3 12. T APENA THWA ITE,'I lHoore.
Seven specimens taken nea t· Sri racha 111 Ap1·i l. Fou nd with
other butterflies a t a pool in a shacly jung l·e path.
313. O.a.PRONA SY RIC'r HUS F lcl l' . A few specimens taken at Sl'iraclm in Ap ril and May, and again
in Septembe1·. 314 . T AGI AD ES H'TI CUS Pabl'.
I have taken a numbet· of specimens of t his bu t.terfly on t.he
Dong Rek hill s, mostly in Dece mber and J·annary, bu t have seldom
come across it elsewhel'e.
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315. TAGIADES MEETANA Moore. ~ A few specimens taken on the Dong Rek hills in January, and
in the Sriracha dist rict in Apri l.
316. TAGIADES KHASIANA EPICHAIDIUS Fruhst."' Occurs in most forest areas, but is nowhere common. 317. TAGIADES PRALAYA Hew. Three specimens taken at Hup Bo n in April 1914, and two
others in the Me Son.g forest, PraP, in April 1916. 318. 1'AGIADES PATI~OKA F ruhst. Taken by l!'mhsi,urfer at Muak Lek in February (V1:de Lep. Incl .,
Vol. X., p. 55). 319. D<\I i\IIO ~IILLIANA Swinh. A single specimen taken at Mnak Lek in January 1914, and six
others in the Me Song forest, P rae, in April 1916. 320. SARANGESA DASAHARA l\{oorP. Two spPcimens taken at Muak Lek in July, and two others at
Hup Bon in April.
32 1. HESPEiliA GALIU Fabr. A single specimen taken at Muak Lek in January 1914.
Sun-FAMILY-PAMPH!LIN..£.
322. AsTICTOPERUS OLIVASCENS Moore. Widely distributed and not uncommon.
323. SuA DA SWERGA cl e N. A sin gle specimen taken at H up Bon in Apri l in 1914, and
several others in the Me Song forest, Prae, in April 1916. 324.. SUASTUS GREi\fiUS Fabt·. A few specimens taken in Bangkok in Januat·y. 325. SUASTUS ADITUS 1\{oore.
Taken sparing ly on the Dong Rek hil ls in January, and at Sriracha in September.
326. TARACTROCERA SAMADHA F ruhst.
• T have reco rded these two butte rflies under t he names by which th ey were org in ally identified ai th e British Mnseum. Evans in his li s t of Indian Butterfli es (Jour. Bomb. N. H. S, Vol. XX [, p. 999) sinks rneetana Moore as a sy nonym of alim MrJOre, and treats Uwsiana as a seaso nal form of T. helferi mti :Moo re .
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Two specimens taken in Bangkok in February. 327. TARACTROCERA QUJ~TA Swinh. A sin gle specimen tak en in Bangkok in February, nncl onfl at
Rup Bon in April. 328. TARACTROCERA LlXEATA Druce. Described by Dmce from Siam (Pt·oc. Zool. Soc., ISH , p. 109). 329. A:.I IJ.'ITTTA :\fARO L<'abt· . . A few specimens t:1ken in Dnngkok in J'nnuary and Pebruary.
330. LDIBHTX SALSA LA ), loon'. ·widely clist ribnted antl fai•: l.r co mm on. 331. Js:.IIA PIWTOCLEA 11 -Sch . A single specim en tal en at Hup Ben in Apri l 19J.rL. 332. HYAIWTI S A DRA STAT US Cr. One specimen taken at 1\111 ak J.Jek in J annlll'J , two in Bangkok
in February, and one in th e l'lfe Song forest, Prae, in Apt'il. 333. 7,oc; RA rnETrs SNJ'\I' A cle N . A few specimens tak en at Mn:tk ·Lek and Pok Jon g in January,
and at Hup Bon in April.
1914.
334. ZOUBAPHET US OG Ylil A H ew.
A single specimen taken at Mnak .Lek in January 19U!. 335. AC!i:RRAS A:\'THEA n ew. • Three specimens taken at llnp Ban in April 1914. 336. ERINOTA THRA.X Linn . Widely distributed and not uncomm on.
337. Enr:-<oTA ACROLElJ CA \V-M and de N. * A few specimens taken in Bangkok in J'anuary and Pebruary. 338. EHTNOTA BATA RA M oot·e.
Four badly damaged specimens taken n.t Hnp Bon in April
339. GANGATIA. ·rHYRSIS Mo01·e. Quite common in Bangkok , but not very plentiful elsewhere. 340. M AT AI> A. ARIA Moo re.
* Col. Swinhoe wh o saw my collection of .-J,ippers at thr Br ilish .M useum in 191 3 said this was a separate ~pec i e :, but Evans in hi s li st of Indian Butter~ies (Jour. Bomu. N. H. S. , Vol. XXl, p. 1003) treats it as a small variety of E. tl1ra.c
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A few specimens tak en in Bangkok in J-anuary and ~'ebruary,
and at Sriracha in Apri l.
341. M A'l'AJ? A SHALGRAJ\Id. de N.
A single spec imen t.aken at Hnp Bon in Ap ril 1914·.
342. KERA NA DIOULES EVAIRA F ruhst .
Widely distributed, but nowhere common.
343. PIRDANA HYELA HUDOLPllli :Elw. and de N. A few specimens taken at H np Bon in April 1914.
344. PLAS'l'INGJA NAGA de N. Five specimens taken at Hup Bon in April1914.
3L15. PLASTI~ C-HA LATOIA Hew.
Two specimens taken at Hup Bon in April 1\H4.
34-6. PLASTINGlA SU BiVIACULATA Stand.
'rwo specimens taken at Hup Bon in April 1914.
3'17. HIDAlU lRAVA Moore.
Twelve specimens taken at Hup Bon in April 1914.
348. No'!'OCRYPTA "f'EISTIIA"'IELU Bsdv.
Widely distributed and not uncommon.
8tW, UDASPES "f'OLUS Cr. I have taken a number of ~pec im e ns of thi s butterfly on the
west bank of the river in Bangkok, mostly in December, January and
February, but have seld om come across it elsewhere.
3!)0. CuPITHA PUR.REA l\1oore .
Not uncommon on the Dong H.ek bills, but apparently rare
elsewhere.
301. TELICO'l'A AUGIAS Li11n.
Two males take11 in Ban gkok in November 191 2.
352. '11ELICO'J'A BA:.\IBUS1E JHoor·e.
A single male taken in Bangkok in February 1913. 353. TELICO'l'A GOLA 1\Ioore.
rrwo specime11s taken at nluak .Lek in January, ancl one at Hup Bon in April.
354. TJ£LICO'l'A. n.mA Koll.
\ Viclely di::;tribnted and quite common.
355. Hal.PE M09l•Er DE'l'URINA l<1 rusht.
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146 MR. E. J . GODFREY ON
A few specimens taken at Mnak Lek 111 January, and at Hup
Bon in .April.
356. I-L\.LPE HOiiiOLEA Hew .
.A single specimen taken at Hup Bon in .Apri l 10ltt.
357. PAH~ARA OCEIA Hew.
I have takr:>n a number of specimens of this butterfly at Pak
Jong and Muak .Lek in December and January, but have Beldom met
with it elsewhere.
358. PARNARA BIWNNEA Snell.
A :: ingle specimen tn.ken at Hup Bon in .April1 9 l t_k
359. I>Al~NARA liiATI-IIAS Fabr.
-Widely distributed and not uncommon.
360. PARNARA AUSTENI Moore.
'l'wo males taken in Bangkok in November, one female at Pak
Jong in January.
361. PARNARA ELTOLA Hew.
'l'wo specimens taken at Hnp Bon in .April 1914.
362. PAHNAHA BADA Moore.
Two specimens taken in Bangkok in November, and three other~
at Pak Jong in January.
363. lsMEN.E JALXA MORGAKA Fruhst.
364. lS11iENE JHRISA Moore.
This species and the preceding were very common at Pak Jong
in January 1914, but I have seldom come across either in other parts
of the country. At Pak Joug they were to be found in great numbers
on a tall flowering plant which is very common there. They appeared at
about fi\re o'clock in the afternoon, and remained till it was quite dark.
31)5. BADAMIA EXCLAIIIA'l'IONIS Fabt·.
'Widely distributed and not uncommon.
366. BmAsrs SENA Moore.
'Widely distributed and not uncommon. Mr. K. G. Gait·dner
has sent me a very interesting note on this skipper. He writes:
"The smaller of the two skippers sent, is one which has the peculiar
habit of exuding dL"Ops of water to moisten surfaces on which it desires
to feed. This specimen exuded five drops of water within the space of
two minutes on the back of my hand, dabbling its trunk in the drop
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between its hind legs until .finished, when it mo\red an inch and re
pPated the process. The chops were of large size and t he five together
would apparently <'qual the bulk of the insect'.:; body, I have observed
the sk ipper doing the same thing on a chair Ot' table in camp both
this yeat· ( 1914) and in Hll3 and 1912, and the amazing thing is
how it can store so much li <Jnid, and how it cn.n exude the drops at
will." nh. Go. irdn Pr tells me that he has observed this peculiar habit
also in the case of other ski ppPrs.
367. HAsOR.A. CHUZ.A. Hew.
Six specimen s taken at H up Bon iu .April 191 G. 368. HAEORA CHlWlUUS Cr. Occurs in most forPst areas, but is not common,
3G\:l. HASORA op? Two spPc imens takPn at Hup Bon in April 1914·, one of " ·hich
[No. 77] was sent to t he British Museum, haYe not yet been identi
fied. Th ey are neares t to ][. clwo11ws.
370. HASORA BADltA Moore.
A single female taken on the west bank of t he river in Bangkok
in January 1913.
371. PARAT.I. MALAH:\'A \Vatson.
Has been recorded from Siam (vi1lc Lep. Iud., Vol. IX., p. 253.
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