Danaus melanippus hegesippus

Danaus melanippus hegesippus (Cramer, 1777)


♂, Satun, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

♂, Trat, Thailand.		♀, Trat, Thailand.

♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.		♂, Nong Khai, Thailand.

ON : Papilio hegesippus Cramer, 1777
OD : Uitl. Kapellen. 2(9-16):128, pl.180, fig.A.
TL : Sumatra.

Distribution : Bengal to Myanmar, Andamans, Thailand,
Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman,
Aur, Singapore, Sumatra, Banka, Belitung.

Synonym

Salatura melanippus indicus Fruhstorfer, 1899 : Berl. ent. Z. 44(1-2):75. TL. Lower-Burma.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Danaida melanippus hegesippus ; Godfrey,1930 : 234. (Muak Lek; Chonburi: Sriracha; Bangkok)
Danaus melanippus hegesippus ; Pinratana,1977 : 68, figs.D3,♂,♂(Un). (except N)
Danaus melanippus hegesippus ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 56,71, pl.71, figs.3,♂,♀. (Bangkok; Chanthaburi; Trang)
Danaus melanippus hegesippus ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 19, fig.48,♂. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi)
Danaus melanippus hegesippus ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 47. (Ubon Ratchathani: Warin Chamrap; Phu Chong Na Yoi)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂](Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.22 ; accessed: 2024.04.30)
Danaus melanippus hegesippus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 184, pl.64, figs.D3,♀,♀(Un). (Trat; Krabi)
Danaus melanippus hegesippus ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀[♂],♀(Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2022.10.30)
Danaus melanippus hegesippus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 184, pl.64, figs.N3,♀,♀(Un). (Trat; Krabi)
Danaus melanippus hegesippus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Sa Kaeo; Samut Prakan; Trat; Yala) (accessed: 2022.10.30)
Danaus melanippus indicus ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 26, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Khiewo; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Khiewo; Pliewn WF; Bang Phu)
Danaus melanippus hegesippus ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 26, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Satun)
Danaus melanippus hegesippus ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 227-228, figs.Abb.Da-083-090,171-185. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Anosia melanippus hegesippus ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 52. not fig. (Vientiane: Dan Sum)
Danaus melanippus hegesippus ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 204, pl.42, fig.♂. (Thabok)
Danaus melanippus hegesippus ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 43.
Danaus melanippus hegesippus ; Onodera,2022 : 22, pl.78, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Thabok; Keng Sa Dok)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Danaus melanippus hegesippus ; Woodfield & Murton,2006 : figs.♀,♀(Un). (Botum Sakor NP.)
Anosia melanippus ; Onodera,2008 : 59, figs.♀,♀(Un).
Anosia melanippus ; Onodera,2009 : 38. (Siem Reap: Phnum Kulen)
Danaus melanippus indicus ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 128. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Danaus melanippus hegesippus ; Kosterin,2019 : 94. (Koh Kong)
Danaus melanippus hegesippus ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 114. (Koh Kong; Preah Sihanouk; Preah Vihear; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Danais indicus ; Lemée,1950 : 64. (Saigon)
Danaus melanippus indicus ; Metaye,1957 : 100. (N / C / S)
Danaus melanippus indicus ; Metaye,1958a : 153, pl.1, fig.3,♂. (C: Blao; / S: Saigon)
Salatura melanippus indicus ; Morishita,1970 : 64, figs.3,♂♀. (Ba Diem; Thu Duc; Dinh Quan; Trang Bom; Lai Thieu)
Danaus melanippus ; Vu,2003 : 56. (Phu Quoc)
Danaus melanippus indicus ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006 : 15, fig.D-3,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Danaus melanippus indicus ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007c : 37, fig.D-3,♀[♂]. (Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Danaus melanippus indicus ; Nihira,2009 : 98, fig.♂. (Phu Quoc)
Danaus melanippus indicus ; Monastyrskii,2011 : 30-31, pl.1, figs.3a♀,3b♂. (C: Bao Loc / S: Cat Tien; Binh Chau; Lo Go Sa Mat; Saigon; Phu Quoc)
Danaus melanippus hegesippus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 18. (C: Lam Dong / S)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Nongkhai : 1♂.

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

Phetchabun : 3♂ (photo).

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

Chaiyaphum : 2♂ (photo).

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

Trat : 4♂ 4♀ (incl. photo & photo by E.Ikari).

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

Ranong : 1♀.

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

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).

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

Satun : 7♂.

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

Yala : 1♀ (photo).

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 2♂ 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in secondary and montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 1000m). Both sexes visit flowers.
Some authors treat the continental population as ssp.indicus, however, it appears to be within the range of variation of ssp.hegesippus, as treated by Morishita,1981.

Literature

Cramer, P.,1775-1780 :
De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Africa en America. Papillons exotiques des trois parties du monde l'Asie, l'Afrique et l'Amerique.
Amsteldam, S.J.Baalde; Barthelemy Wild and J. Van Schoonhoven & Comp.
1(1/7):i-xxx, 1-16, 1-132, pls.1-84 ([31 December]1775), (8):133-155, pls.85-96 (1776); 2(9/16):1-151, pls.97-192 (1777); 3(17/22):1-128, pls.193-264 (1779), (23/24):129-176, pls.265-288 (1780); 4(25/26):1-28, pls.289-304 (1780)

Fruhstorfer, H.,1899 : Uebersicht der Indo-Australischen Danaiden und Beschreibung never Formen.
Berl. ent. Z. 44(1-2):64-87, pl.2, 15 figs.

Morishita, K. & Yata, O.,1981 : Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands vol.2. Pieridae and Danaida.
628 pp, 162 col.pls. Plapac co. Ltd. (in Japanese)


♂, Trat, Thailand.	♀, Trat, Thailand.

♀, Yala, Thailand.

♀, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.

1998.11.15 - 2024.05.31.