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First Record And Occurrence Of Acraea Terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) In Malaysian Borneo

The Tawny Coster, Acraea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) is recorded from Malaysian Borneo for the first time based on three specimens collected in Samarahan, southwestern Sarawak on 15th March 2013. Originally distributed in India and Sri Lanka, A. terpsicore is now known to...

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Main Authors: Fatimah, Abang, Sabina, Noor, Ratnawati, Hazali, Hamady, Dieng
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Language:English
Published: Centre for Insect Systematics, UKM 2016
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SF Animal culture
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15637/1/Fatimah.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15637/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313247432_FIRST_RECORD_AND_OCCURRENCE_OF_ACRAEA_TERPSICORE_LINNAEUS_1758_LEPIDOPTERA_NYMPHALIDAE_IN_MALAYSIAN_BORNEO
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spelling my.unimas.ir.156372022-02-04T07:45:29Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15637/ First Record And Occurrence Of Acraea Terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) In Malaysian Borneo Fatimah, Abang Sabina, Noor Ratnawati, Hazali Hamady, Dieng SF Animal culture The Tawny Coster, Acraea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) is recorded from Malaysian Borneo for the first time based on three specimens collected in Samarahan, southwestern Sarawak on 15th March 2013. Originally distributed in India and Sri Lanka, A. terpsicore is now known to have expanded its geographical range southwards to Southeast Asia and Australia over the last three decades. However, prior to 2013, there was no record of its occurrence on Borneo. Preliminary results of our field tracking and observations of the species in Malaysian Borneo within the last three years indicated that this species has recently become established in western Borneo and expanded its area of distribution from Samarahan 200 km northwards to Sri Aman. Field observations of this butterfly and distribution map of the species on Borneo based on field visits from 2013-2016 are presented. This common Oriental butterfly species may expand its range of distribution further northwards to North Borneo. Centre for Insect Systematics, UKM 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15637/1/Fatimah.pdf Fatimah, Abang and Sabina, Noor and Ratnawati, Hazali and Hamady, Dieng (2016) First Record And Occurrence Of Acraea Terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) In Malaysian Borneo. Serangga, 21 (2). pp. 21-31. ISSN 1394-1530 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313247432_FIRST_RECORD_AND_OCCURRENCE_OF_ACRAEA_TERPSICORE_LINNAEUS_1758_LEPIDOPTERA_NYMPHALIDAE_IN_MALAYSIAN_BORNEO
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topic SF Animal culture
spellingShingle SF Animal culture
Fatimah, Abang
Sabina, Noor
Ratnawati, Hazali
Hamady, Dieng
First Record And Occurrence Of Acraea Terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) In Malaysian Borneo
description The Tawny Coster, Acraea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) is recorded from Malaysian Borneo for the first time based on three specimens collected in Samarahan, southwestern Sarawak on 15th March 2013. Originally distributed in India and Sri Lanka, A. terpsicore is now known to have expanded its geographical range southwards to Southeast Asia and Australia over the last three decades. However, prior to 2013, there was no record of its occurrence on Borneo. Preliminary results of our field tracking and observations of the species in Malaysian Borneo within the last three years indicated that this species has recently become established in western Borneo and expanded its area of distribution from Samarahan 200 km northwards to Sri Aman. Field observations of this butterfly and distribution map of the species on Borneo based on field visits from 2013-2016 are presented. This common Oriental butterfly species may expand its range of distribution further northwards to North Borneo.
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author Fatimah, Abang
Sabina, Noor
Ratnawati, Hazali
Hamady, Dieng
author_facet Fatimah, Abang
Sabina, Noor
Ratnawati, Hazali
Hamady, Dieng
author_sort Fatimah, Abang
title First Record And Occurrence Of Acraea Terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) In Malaysian Borneo
title_short First Record And Occurrence Of Acraea Terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) In Malaysian Borneo
title_full First Record And Occurrence Of Acraea Terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) In Malaysian Borneo
title_fullStr First Record And Occurrence Of Acraea Terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) In Malaysian Borneo
title_full_unstemmed First Record And Occurrence Of Acraea Terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) In Malaysian Borneo
title_sort first record and occurrence of acraea terpsicore (linnaeus, 1758) (lepidoptera: nymphalidae) in malaysian borneo
publisher Centre for Insect Systematics, UKM
publishDate 2016
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15637/1/Fatimah.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15637/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313247432_FIRST_RECORD_AND_OCCURRENCE_OF_ACRAEA_TERPSICORE_LINNAEUS_1758_LEPIDOPTERA_NYMPHALIDAE_IN_MALAYSIAN_BORNEO
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