Cyrestis themire themire

Honrath 1884 - The Little Map

Koh Samui and Koh Pha Ngan.

The sexes are identical.

This is a very common species, which, at various times, can almost reach plague proportions. It is primarily a forest species, but can be encountered at the forest edges. It is the smallest of the Genus to be found on the Islands.

Flight Period

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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Wingspan

35 - 45mm

Early Stages

Only partially known. More detailed life history information is available from the following resources: S. Igarishi - Life Histories of Asian Butterflies, Volume.2 , Page 460.

Larval Foodplant

Ficus obscura (Moraceae)

Range

Thailand and Malay Peninsular. Other subspecies from Assam to Vietnam and Sumbawa.