Parantica sita ethologa

Parantica sita ethologa (Swinhoe, 1899)


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

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.		♂, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Caduga ethologa Swinhoe, 1899
OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7)3:102.
TL : Perak.

Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
W.Malaysia, Borneo.

	● ssp.sita
	● ssp.melanosticta
	● ssp.ethologa

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Danaida sita ethologa ; Pendlebury,1923 : 29. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang)
Danaida sita ethologa ; Godfrey,1930 : 237. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang)
Danaida sita ethologa ; Godfrey,1932a : 266. (P)
Danaus sita ethologa ; Pinratana,1977 : 73, fig.D12c♂. (P)
Parantica sita ethologa ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 59,72, pl.74, fig.12b♂. (Ranong)
Parantica sita ethologa ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 192, pl.67, fig.D13b♀ ; pl.68, figs.D13b♂,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Parantica sita melanosticta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 192, pl.68, figs.D13c♂,♂(Un). ('Khao Soi Dao' [loc.err.])
Parantica sita ethologa ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 192, pl.68, figs.N13b♂,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Parantica sita melanosticta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 192, pl.67, fig.N13c♀ ; pl.68, figs.N13b♂,♂(Un). ('Khao Soi Dao' [loc.err.])
Parantica sita ethologa ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 31, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Shone)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 11♂ 10♀.

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 2♂ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 600 - 1300m). Both sexes visit flowers.

Literature

Swinhoe, C.,1899 : New Species of Orientali Lepidoptera.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7)3:102-116.

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1998.11.15 - 2023.01.31.