Polyura eudamippus jamblichus
(Fruhstorfer, 1914)
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♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. |
♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. |
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♂, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand. |
♂, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand. |
| Specimens from transition zone of ssp.nigrobasalis and ssp.jamblichus |
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♂, Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.), Thailand. |
♂, Tak, Thailand. |
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♂, Tak, Thailand. |
♂ (2nd gen.), Tak, Thailand. |
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♂, Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist., 2nd gen.), Thailand. |
♂ (2nd gen.), Tak, Thailand. |
ON :
Eriboea eudamippus jamblichus Fruhstorfer, 1914
OD : In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 722.
TL : "Tenasserim" [Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar]. (NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar (Dawei to Myeik), Thailand (Kanchanaburi to Prachuap Khiri Khan).
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● ssp.nigrobasalis |
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● transition zone of jamblichus and nigrobasalis |
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● ssp.jamblichus |
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● ssp.celetis |
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● ssp.giudicii |
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● ssp. |
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Type Material Information
Lectotype 1♂, Lower Burma. Fruhstorfer. designated by R.L.Smiles,1979. (NHML)
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Eriboea eudamippus nigrobasalis ; Fruhstorfer,1914 : 722. (Petchaburi) (in part)
Eulepis eudamippus nigrobasalis; Godfrey,1916 : 133. (Petchaburi River) (in part)
Eriboea eudamippus nigrobasalis ; Godfrey,1930 : 301. (Petchaburi River) (in part)
Polyura eudamippus nigrobasalis ; Pinratana,1979 : 100. (Kanchanaburi) (in part)
Polyura eudamippus nigrobasalis ; Smiles,1984 : 201. (Khlong Khlung; Prachuap: [Pak Tawan]; [Hue Tak So]; [Mae Melong Forest]; [Melanoung: Hot Spring]) (in part)
Polyura eudamippus nigrobasalis ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Polyura eudamippus jamblichus ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 135, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Sai York Noi)
Polyura eudamippus jamblichus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.05.04)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.) : 2♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Tak : 5♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phetchaburi : 5♂ (incl. photo by T.Aoyama & A.Giudici).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Prachuap Khiri Khan : 2♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevation (Alt. 200 - 1300m).
Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Smiles (1982) synonymized jamblichus with nigroapicalis.
However, the subspecies differs considerably from ssp.nigroapicalis by the shape of the forewings, the cell on the UpF is always bright, and the submarginal black band surrounded by white markings on the UpH is markedly reduced.
For this reason, I treat it as a distinct subspecies, following Kimura et al. (2016).
The populations from the western part of Chiang Mai province to Tak province seems to be a transition zone with ssp.nigrobasalis, and intermediate individuals occur frequently.
Further taxonomic study is needed.
Literature
Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
9: 721-744 (9.Mar.1914), Stuttgart, Alfred Kernen.
Smiles, R.L.,1982 : The taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Polyura Billberg (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).
Bull. Brit. Mus. Ent. (Nat. Hist.) 44(3): 115-237. London.
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| ♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama) |
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| ♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama) |
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| ♂, Tak, Thailand. |
♂, Tak, Thailand. |
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| ♂, Tak, Thailand. |
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