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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This butterfly is a Sundanian species, ranging through peninsular Burma, Thailand and Malaysia (including the Langkawi Islands), and Sumatra, Indonesia. Both the extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are fairly large and in excess of the thresholds for threatened species.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Indonesia (Sumatera); Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia); Myanmar; Thailand
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Population [top]
Population: This is a relatively common species throughout most of its range.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This butterfly inhabits primary and secondary rainforest, as well as areas of regrowth and village gardens. It is a conspicuous species that flies with a characteristic ‘bobbing’ flight, often close to the ground. It habitually rests on the undersides of leaves. The life history was recently recorded in Malaysia where larvae feed on Balanocarpus heimii (Dipterocarpaceae), Kurrimia paniculata (Celastraceae) and Fissistigma wallichii (Annonaceae), attended by ants belonging to the genera Tapinoma, Crematogaster and Lasius (Saarinen 2005).
Systems: Terrestrial
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): This species is not under any major threat.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: No species-specific conservation measures are in place or required for this species.
Citation: Muller, C.J. & Tennent, W.J. 2011. Neomyrina nivea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T160629A5374168. Downloaded on 31 August 2016.
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