Thauria aliris intermedia  Crowley, 1896

Thauria aliris intermedia ♂ Up. Thauria aliris intermedia ♂ Un. Thauria aliris intermedia ♂ Up. Thauria aliris intermedia ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Thauria aliris intermedia ♂ Up. Thauria aliris intermedia ♂ Un. Thauria aliris intermedia ♂ Up. Thauria aliris intermedia ♂ Un.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. ♂, Lampang, Thailand.

ON : Thauria intermedia Crowley, 1896
OD : Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6(17):66.
TL : Burma and Tenasserim. (NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar (Karen Hills to Tenasserim),
N.Thailand.
● ssp.intermedia
ssp.merguia
ssp.pseudaliris
Thauria aliris intermedia map

Type Material Information

♂, Type (red), Rh6014. No Data. (NHML, examined)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Thauria aliris intermedia ; Pinratana,1983 : 57, 63, pl.44, fig.♂. (Chiang Mai)
Thauria aliris intermedia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 338, pl.143, figs.A27a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao)
Thauria aliris intermedia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 340, pl.143, figs.N174a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao)
Thauria lathyi gabrieli ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 340, pl.143, figs.N173a♂(Chiang Mai),♀(Chiang Mai). (Mae Hong Son; 'Phrae' [loc.err.])
Thauria aliris intermedia ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 151, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep)
'Thauria lathyi gabrieli ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 152, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Doi Chiangdao) (in part)'
Thauria aliris intermedia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.06.03)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Rai (Wiang Pa Pao dist.) : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai (excluding Omkoi dist.) : 8♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in montane dense forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 400 - 1300m).
Kimura et al.,2016 recorded Thauria lathy gabrieli female at Chiang Dao, however I have never seen reliable male specimens of lathy until now and I suspect it should be this species.
The relationship of taxa aliris and lathy is still unclear and hitherto sympatrically of both taxon has been unconfirmed. Further taxonomic study is needed.


Literature

Crowley, P.,1896 : Descriptions of a new species of Thauria.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6)17:66.


Thauria aliris intermedia ♂ Thauria aliris intermedia ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Thauria aliris intermedia ♂ Thauria aliris intermedia ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2007.10.10 - 2023.06.30.

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