Lethe mekara gopaka
Fruhstorfer 1911 - Common Red Forester
Koh Samui only.
The rarer of the two Lethe species found so far on the Islands.
It shares the habit of all the other members of the Genus in prefering to stay hidden in the undergrowth during the day, and only coming out towards dusk.
Flight Period
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| x | x | x | x |
Wingspan
50 - 60mm
Early Stages
Not known.
Larval Foodplant
Not known.
Range
Peninsular Thailand and West Malaysia. Other subspecies are to be found in the rest of Thailand, Myanmar and Indo-China as well as N. India, Sumatra and Borneo.