Number: 131
Family: Nymphaliidae
Sub-Family: Cyrestiinae
Sub-Family: Cyrestiinae
Species: Cyrestis cocles cocles (Fabricius, 1787)
Common name(s): The Marbled Map
Photography location: Cuc Phuong N.P. (Ninh Binh Prov.)
Cyrestis themire (Little Map - left) and C. cocles
Three species of Cyrestis: C. themire (Little Map, left), C. thyodamas (Common Map) and C. cocles.
A much paler specimen (dry season form?).
Often rest beneath leaves with wings outspread
The genus Cyrestis (“Maps”) comprises around 25 species, all except one (C. camillus/African Map) from Oriental Region. According to Monastyrskii & Devyatkin (2016), 4 Cyrestis species are currently known in Vietnam viz. themire, cocles, thyodamas and nivea.
C. cocles ranges from N.-E. India to Borneo.
Puddling congregation of Cyrestis cocles in forest - high density!
C. cocles ranges from N.-E. India to Borneo.
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