Ideopsis similis persimilis  (Moore, 1879)

Ideopsis similis persimilis ♂ Up. Ideopsis similis persimilis ♂ Un. Ideopsis similis persimilis ♀ Up. Ideopsis similis persimilis ♀ Un.
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. ♀, Bangkok, Thailand.
Ideopsis similis persimilis ♂ Up. Ideopsis similis persimilis ♂ Un. Ideopsis similis persimilis ♀ Up. Ideopsis similis persimilis ♀ Un.
♂, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam. ♀, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan Dist.), Thailand.

ON : Danais persimilis Moore, 1879
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879(1):136.
TL : Petchaburree [Phetchaburi], Siam. (NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
Vietnam, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Sumatra.
Ideopsis similis persimilis map

Synonyms

Danaida similis similis ab. aventina Fruhstorfer, 1910 : in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 9:211, pl.78e.
Danaida similis persimilis f. hyria Fruhstorfer, 1910 : in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 9:211. TL. Tonkin ; Annam.
Danaus aventina purpurascens Tytler, 1939 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 41(2):243. TL. NE.Burma.
Danaus similis similis ab. joannisi Dufrane, 1948 : Bull. mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 17(10):192. TL. Hanoi, Tonkin. (♀) (IFS)
Danaus similis similis ab. juncta Dufrane, 1948 : Bull. mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 17(10):192. TL. Tonkin. (♂) (IFS)


Type Materials information

persimilis ; ♀, Type (red), Rh6377, Petchaburree [Phetchaburi], Siam. (NHML, examined)
hyria ; ♂, Type, Nov-Dec. Phuc-Son, Annam. H.Fruhstorfer (NHML, examined)
joannisi ; Holotype ♀, Hanoi, Tonkin.
juncta ; Holotype ♂, Tonkin ; Allotype ♀, Hanoi ; Paratypes 2♂, Hanoi.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Danaida similis persimilis ; Fruhstorfer,1910 : 211. (Siam)
Danais similis persimilis ; Godfrey,1916 : 118. (Bangkok)
Danaida similis persimilis ; Godfrey,1930 : 237. (all over)
Danaida similis persimilis ; Godfrey,1931 : 193. (Ko Tao)
Danaus similis persimilis ; Pinratana,1977 : 74, figs.D14,♂,♂(Un). (all over)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 61,72, not fig. (Chonburi; Nakhon Nayok; Rayong)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 20, fig.50,♂. (Ubon Ratchathani: Kaeng Tana; Nam Tok Soi Sawan)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 194, pl.69, figs.D15,♂,♂(Un). (Bangkok; Pathum Thani: Rangsit; Nakhon Pathom; Trat)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2023.02.08)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 194, pl.69, figss.N15,♂,♂(Un). (Bangkok; Rangsit; Nakhon Pathom; Trat)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 32, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Khiewo; Nakohn Nayork; Kaeng Tana; Kao Soi Dao; Wang Kheo; Bang Phra; Pliewn WF; Kao Khiewo; Ayuthaya; Kanchanaburi; Kaeng Krachang; Ranong; Sonkla)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2016- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Bangkok; Chanthaburi; Trat) (accessed: 2023.02.08)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 184, pl.64, figs.N1,♂,♂(Un),♀,♂(f. alcippoides). (Bangkok; Kanchanaburi)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 231-232, figs.Abb.Da-110,115-116. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Danaida similis f. aventina ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 24. (Laos)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 52, pl.33, figs.5,♂,6,♂(Un). (Tha Ngone; Nam Ngum Dam)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 204, pl.42, fig.♂. (Thakhek)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 43.
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Onodera,2022 : 22, pl.79, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Keng Sa Doc)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Danaida persimilis ; Vitalis,1919 : 221. (Cambodge)
Ideopsis similis ; Onodera,2007 : 27, fig.23♀. (Siem Reap: Phnum Kuhlen)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 128. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Ideopsis vulgaris contigua ; Kosterin,2019 : 95. (Koh Kong)
Ideopsis vulgaris contigua ; Kosterin,2019b : 35, fig.46,♀(Un). (Koh Kong)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Kosterin,2020 : 325, figs.50,[♀](Un),51,♀,52. (Siem Reap)
Ideopsis vulgaris contigua ; Kosterin,2020 : 325, figs.53,(Un),54. (Siem Reap)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Onodera,2022 : 128, pl.265, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Sin Reap [Siem Reap]: Phnum Kulen)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 115. (Preah Sihanouk; Siem Reap)
Ideopsis vulgaris contigua ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 115. (Koh Kong; Preah Sihanouk; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Danaida similis persimilis f. hyria ; Fruhstorfer,1910 : 211. (Tonkin / Annam)
Danais similis persimilis ; Godfrey,1919 : 465. (S: Daban)
Danaida lyria [sic] ; Vitalis,1919 : 221. (Tonkin / Annam)
Danaida similis f. aventina ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 24. (Tonkin)
Danais aventina ; Lemée,1950 : 64. (Saigon)
Danaus similis similis ; Metaye,1957 : 101. (N / C / S)
Danaus similis similis ab.aventina ; Metaye,1957 : 101. (N)
Danaus similis similis ab.hyria ; Metaye,1957 : 101. (N / C)
Danaus similis similis ; Metaye,1958a : 159. (N / C)
Danaus similis similis ab.hyria ; Metaye,1958a : 159. (N / C)
Radena similis persimilis ; Morishita,1970 : 66, figs.13,♂♀. (Cholon; Cap St.Jaques; Gia Ray; Ba Diem)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Ikeda et al.,1999 : 53, figs.2:7,♂,8,♂(Un),9:8(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Ideopsis similis ; Vu,2003 : 56. (Phu Quoc)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Luong et al.,2004 : 3, 39, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006 : 15, figs.D-8,♂♀. (Bin Thuan: Thac Mai)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Nihira,2009 : 98, fig.♂. (Phu Quoc)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Monastyrskii,2011 : 46-47, pl.4, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un). (N: Ba Be; Kim Hy; Huu Lien; Cat Ba; Tam Dao; Cuc Phuong / C: Pu Mat; Vu Quang; Nui Chua / S: La Nga; Binh Chau; Cat Tien)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Saito et al.,2017 : 80. (S: Nui Cam; Nui Coto; Nui Ket)
Ideopsis similis persimilis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 19. (N / C / S)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Bangkok : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chonburi : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan Dist.) : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Vinh Phuc : 2♂ 4♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in secondary and montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 10 - 200m), especially at the seaside. Both sexes visit flowers.
All photo records of Ideopsis vulgaris and Ideopsis similis from Cambodia are considered to be this species. Identification by specimen is required.


Literature

Moore, F.,1879 : Descriptions of new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879(1):136-144.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1910 : 3. Familie: Danaidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
191-216. (20.May.1910)

Tytler, H.,1939 : Notes on some new and interesting butterflies chiefly from Burma. pt.1.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 41(2):235-252.

Dufrane, A.,1948 : Note sur les Danaidae.
Bull. mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 17(10):192-194.


Ideopsis similis persimilis ♂
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1998.11.15 - 2024.05.31.

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