Parantica aspasia aspasia  (Fabricius, 1787)

Parantica aspasia aspasia ♂ Up. Parantica aspasia aspasia ♂ Un. Parantica aspasia aspasia ♀ Up. Parantica aspasia aspasia ♀ Un.
♂, Satun, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Parantica aspasia aspasia ♂ Up. Parantica aspasia aspasia ♂ Un. Parantica aspasia aspasia ♀ Up. Parantica aspasia aspasia ♀ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Papilio aspasia Fabricius, 1787
OD : Mant. Ins. 2:15.
TL : 'Tranquebarie' [Thailand ?]
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam,
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo.
Parantica aspasia aspasia map

Synonyms

Danais crocea Butler, 1866 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1866(1):57, pl.4, figs.5,6. TL. Java ; India ; Borneo.
Parantica cleona shelfordi Fruhstorfer, 1905 : Ent. Zeit. 19(9):46. TL. N.- und. S.Borneo.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Danais aspasia aspasia ; Godfrey,1916 : 118. (Chonburi: Sriracha)
Danaida aspasia aspasia ; Pendlebury,1923 : 29. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Tai Sai River; Khao Ram; Khao Luang)
Danaida aspasia aspasia ; Godfrey,1930 : 235. (Pak Jong; Chonburi: Sriracha; Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Danaida aspasia aspasia ; Godfrey,1932a : 265. (P)
Danaus aspasia aspasia ; Pinratana,1977 : 71, figs.D8,♂,♂(Un). (all over)
Parantica aspasia aspasia ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 58,71, pl.73, fig.8,♂. (Chanthaburi; Nakhon Nayok)
Parantica aspasia aspasia ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂](Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.25 ; accessed: 2024.04.30)
Parantica aspasia aspasia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 186, pl.65, figs.D8,♂,♀. (Khao Yai; 'Chiang Dao')
Parantica aspasia aspasia ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.[♀],[♀](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.12.07)
Parantica aspasia aspasia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 186, pl.65, figs.N8,♂,♀. (Khao Yai; 'Chiang Dao')
Parantica aspasia aspasia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchabun; Yala) (accessed: 2022.12.07)
Parantica aspasia aspasia ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 28, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Khiewo; Khao Yai; Sarika; Nakohn Nayork; Kao Khiewo; Pliewn WF; Kao Soi Dao; Kratching WF; Ranong Hot Spring; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Sai Kao WF; Than To WF.)
Parantica aspasia aspasia ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 229-230, figs.Abb.Da-097-100. (Phang Nga)
Parantica aspasia aspasia ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 86. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Parantica aspasia aspasia ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 128. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Parantica aspasia aspasia ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 115. (Koh Kong; Pursat)

[ VIETNAM ]
Danaida aspasia f. aspasia ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 24. (Annam-Cochinchine)
Danaus aspasia aspasia ; Metaye,1957 : 101. (S)
Danaus aspasia aspasia ; Metaye,1958a : 155, pl.1, fig.7,♂. (C: Blao / S: Trang Bom; Ben Nom; Foret de Dinh Quan)
Parantica aspasia aspasia ; Morishita,1970 : 65, figs.10,♂,♀. (Ben Nom; Dinh Quan; Trang Bom)
Parantica aspasia aspasia ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006 : 15, figs.D-13,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dai Duc Me; Dong Nai: Thac Mai; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Parantica aspasia aspasia ; Monastyrskii,2011 : 40-41, pl.2, figs.4a♂,4b♀. (C: Bao Loc; Da Teh / S: Thac Mai; Dong Tien; La Nga; Cat Tien; Binh Chau; Trang Bom)
Parantica aspasia aspasia ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 19. (S)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Phetchabun : 1♀ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chaiyaphum : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 4♂ 9♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Pattani : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 3♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Narathiwat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Dong Nai : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 900m). Both sexes visit flowers and males occasionally come to puddles to suck water.


Literature

Fabricius, J.C.,1787 : Mantissa Insectorum sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericis,
differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus.
Copenhagen, Christ. Gottl. Proft 8vo 1:xx+348pp ; 2:[2]+382pp

Butler, A.G.,1866 :
A Monograph of the diurnal Lepidoptera belonging to the genus Danais, being a revision of the Insects of that Genus, with Descriptions of new Species in the National Collection.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1866(1):143-58, 3 f.pl.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1905 : Neue Rhopaloceren aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet.
Ent. Zeit. 19(9):45-47.


Parantica aspasia aspasia ♂ Parantica aspasia aspasia ♀
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Phetchabun, Thailand.
Parantica aspasia aspasia ♂ Parantica aspasia aspasia ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.
Parantica aspasia aspasia ♂ Parantica aspasia aspasia ♂
♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand.

1998.11.15 - 2023.05.31.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.