Euploea modesta modesta

Euploea modesta modesta Butler, 1866


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

♂, Satun, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.

♂ with brand on the UpF, Phetchaburi, Thailand.		♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.

ON : Euploea modesta Butler, 1866
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1866(2):273.
TL : Siam. (NHML)

Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Langkawi, W.Malaysia.

Synonyms

Crastia cupreipennis Moore, 1879 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(4):823. TL. Hatsiega ; Houngduran source, Tenasserim.
Menama tavoyana Moore, 1883 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(3):265, pl.30, fig.6,♂. TL. Tavoy, Tenasserim.
Menama mouhotii Moore, 1883 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(3):265-266, pl.31, fig.6. TL. Cambodia.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Euploea modesta modesta ; Fruhstorfer,1910 : 231. (Siam)
Euploea modesta modesta ; Fruhstorfer,1910 : 231. (Salang Is. [Phuket])
Euploea modesta modesta ; Godfrey,1916 : 118-119.
Euploea modesta modesta ; Godfrey,1930 : 238. (all over)
Euploea modesta modesta ; Godfrey,1931 : 193-194. (Ko Tao)
Euploea modesta modesta ; Godfrey,1932a : 266. (P)
Euploea modesta modesta ; Pinratana,1977 : 78, figs.D21,♂,♀. (all over)
Euploea modesta modesta ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 65,72, pl.78, figs.21,♂,♀. (Petchaburi; Trang)
Euploae modesta modesta ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 20, fig.51,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak; Ban Gok Tum; Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi; Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Phu Hin Dang)
Euploea modesta modesta ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 47. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Ma No Rom)
Euploae modesta modesta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 198, pl.71, figs.D21,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Nakhon Nayok; Kaeng Krachan; Trat)
Euploea modesta modesta ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.[♂],[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2023.03.12)
Euploae modesta modesta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 198, pl.71, figs.N21,♂,♀. (Nakhon Nayok; Kaeng Krachan; Trat)
Euploae modesta modesta ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Euploea modesta modesta ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chaiyaphum; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Ratchasima) (accessed: 2023.03.12)
Euploae modesta modesta ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 34, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Khiewo; Nakohn Nayork; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Kao Khiewo; Kaeng Krachang; Ka Chong)
Euploae modesta modesta ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 86. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)

[ LAOS ]
Euploea modesta modesta ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 52, pl.34, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un),3,♀,4,♀(Un). (TG; Pakse; Vientiane; Nam Ngum Dam)
Euploea modesta modesta ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 204, not fig. (list only)
Euploea modesta modesta ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 43.
Euploea modesta modesta ; Onodera,2022 : 25, pl.88, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Champasak: Dong Huasao)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Euploea modesta modesta ; Fruhstorfer,1910 : 231. (Cambodja)
Euploea modesta f. modesta ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 24. (Cambodge)
Euploea modesta ; Onodera,2007 : 27, fig.30,♂. (Siem Reap: Phnum Kuhlen)
Euploea modesta ; Onodera,2009 : 38. (Siem Reap: Phnum Kulen)
Euploea modesta modesta ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 128. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
'Euploea cf. modesta modesta ; Kosterin,2020 : 323. (Stung Treng)'
Euploea modesta modesta ; Onodera,2022 : 127, pl.265, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Siem Reap: Phnum Kulen)
Euploea modesta modesta ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 115. (Koh Kong; Preah Vihear; Siem Reap; Stueng Treng)

[ VIETNAM ]
Euploea modesta modesta ; Fruhstorfer,1910 : 231. (S.Annam)
Euploea modesta f. modesta ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 24. (S.Annam)
Euploea modesta modesta ; Metaye,1957 : 101. (C)
Euploea modesta modesta ; Metaye,1958a : 161, pl.2, fig.4,♂. (C / S)
Euploea modesta modesta ; Metaye,1958b : 176. (Trang Bom; Ben Nom; Foret de Dinh Quan)
Euploea modesta modesta ; Morishita,1970 : 66, figs.15,♂,♀. (Dinh Quan; Trang Bom; Vo Dat)
Euploea modesta ; Vu,2003 : 56. (Phu Quoc)
Euploea modesta modesta ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006 : 15, figs.D-24,♂,♀. (Dong Nai: Thac Mai; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Euploea modesta modesta x Euploea midamus chroe ('hybrid') ; Kishi & Saito,2007 : 20-22, figs.2,♂,5,♂(Un). (Binh Thuan)
Euploea modesta modesta ; Monastyrskii,2011 : 51-52, pl.6, figs.1a♂,1b♂,1c♀,1d♀(Un). (C: Pu Mat; Huong Son; Phong Nha-Ke Bang; Dak Rong; Hon Ba; Nui Chua; Yok Don / S: La Nga; Cat Tien; Binh Chau; Lo Go Sa Mat)
Euploea modesta modesta ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 19. (C / S)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Phetchabun : 2♂.

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

Chaiyaphum : 1♀.

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

Sa Kaeo : 1♂.

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

Nakhon Nayok : 1♂.

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

Chanthaburi : 9♂ 1♀.

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

Trat : 12♂ 3♀ (incl. photo by E.Ikari).

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

Phetchaburi : 3♂ 1♀.

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

Satun : 7♂ 3♀.

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

Pattani : 1♀.

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

Yala : 2♂ 3♀.

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 900m). Both sexes visit flowers, and males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
This species is indistinguishable from several similar species by the UnH markings. The androconial brand on the UnF and the UpF markings must be examined.
Generally, the male of this taxon does not have an androconial brand in space 1b on the UpF. Rarely, individuals with this brand may occur.
In Kishi & Saito, 2007, the individual they assumed to be a hybrid between modesta and midamus is almost identical to the individual in Fig.1b of Monastyrskii,2011. It is possible that this is an individual variation of modesta, as individuals with the UpF brand are rarely found in various locations.

Euploea modesta modesta ♂ with brand Up. Euploea modesta modesta ♂ brand Un.
♂ with brand on the UpF, Phetchaburi, Thailand ♂ with brand on the UpF, Satun, Thailand

Literature

Butler, A.G.,1866 :
A Monograph of the diurnal Lepidoptera belonging to the genus Euploea, with Descriptions of many Species founded principally on the Specimens in the Collection of the British Museum.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1866(2):268-302, 15 figs, pl.29,30.

Moore, F.,1879 : A list of the lepidopterous insects collected by Mr.Ossian Limborg in upper Tenasserim,
with descriptions of new species.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(4):821-858, pls. 51-53.

Moore, F.,1883 :
A Monograph of Limnaina and Euploeina, two Groups of Diurnal Lepidoptera belonging to the Subfamily Euploeinae;
with descriptions of new genera and species. Part II. Euploeina.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(3):253-324, pls.29-32.

Kishi, K. & Saito, K.,2007 : A hybrid of Euploea Fabricius, 1807 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from Vietnam
Butterflies 45:20-22. (in Japanese)

♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.

1998.11.25 - 2024.05.31.


♂ with brand on the UpF, Phetchaburi, Thailand		♂ with brand on the UpF, Satun, Thailand