Herona marathus angustata

Herona marathus angustata Moore, 1879


♂, Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.), Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.), Thailand.

♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.), Thailand.


♂, Ranong, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito)		♂, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Herona angustata Moore, 1879
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(4):829.
TL : Moolai, [Tanintharyi, Myanmar]. (NHML)

Distribution : S.Myanmar, W. & P.Thailand, Langkawi.

	● ssp.marathus
	● ssp.angustata
	● ssp.stellaris

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Herona marathus marathus ; Godfrey,1930 : 299. (Me Wong) (in part)
Herona marathus angustata ; Pinratana,1979 : 93, figs.N160b(middle ♂,♂Un). (Chumphon)
Herona marathus marathus ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 88. (Kanchanaburi) (in part)
Herona marathus angustata ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 89, pl.65, fig.169c♀[♂]. (no data)
Herona marathus marathus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 468, pl.208, figs.N182a♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (in part)
Herona marathus angustata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 468, pl.208, figs.N182c♂,♂(Un).
Herona marathus angustata ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♀,♂[♀](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.09.26)
Herona marathus angustata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 490, pl.218, figs.N366c♂,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Herona marathus marathus ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 125, figs.♀(Erawan WF),♀(Erawan WF,Un). (Erawan WF) (in part)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.) : 2♂ 3♀.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Kanchanaburi : 1♀.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Uthai Thani : 1♂ (photo by M.Hayashi).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Phetchaburi : 1♀ (photo by M.Hayashi).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Ranong : 2♂.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in the continental area and uncommon in the peninsular region in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 100 - 1100m).
A photo example from Uthai Thani is similar to this taxon. The populations from P.Thailand have much narrower tawny bands on the upper side of both wings than the continental populations. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Literature

Moore, F.,1879 : A list of the lepidopterous insects collected by Mr.Ossian Limborg in upper Tenasserim, with descriptions of new species.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(4):821-858, pls. 51-53.


♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.	♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)

♂, Uthai Thani, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)

2007.09.20 - 2024.08.31.