Phalanta phalantha phalantha
(Drury, 1773)
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂ (ab), Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand. |
♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. |
ON :
Papilio phalantha Drury, 1773
OD : Ill. nat. Hist. index :41-42, pl.21, figs.1,2(Un).
TL : "China".
Distribution : Sri Lanka to Nepal, India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, S.China, Taiwan, S.Japan, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Aur, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Palawan, Philippines.
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Synonym
Atella phalanta [sic] luzonica Fruhstorfer, 1906 : Wien. ent. Ztg. 25:321. TL. Philippines.
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Atella phalanta [sic] phalanta [sic] ; Fruhstorfer,1906 : 320. (Siam)
Atella phalantha phalantha ; Godfrey,1916 : 125. (Petchaburi River; Chonburi: Sriracha)
Atella phalantha phalantha ; Godfrey,1927 : 123. (N)
Atella phalantha phalantha ; Godfrey,1930 : 266. (all over)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Pinratana,1979 : 9, figs.N11,♂,♂(Un). (Bangkok; Chiang Mai; Kanchanaburi; Nonthaburi)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 21, pl.5, fig.9,♂. (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Loei; Saraburi; Kanchanaburi; Bangkok; Songkhla)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 254, fig.83,♀. (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 24-25. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak ; Ban Gok Tum)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 69, fig.133,♂. (Umphang: Tha-Sai; Umphang)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 49, fig.100,♀. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.(Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.25 ; accessed: 2024.05.11)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 354, pl.151, figs.N9,♂,♂(ab.),♂(Un.ab.). (Lamphun; Loei)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2023.05.02)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 382, pl.164, figs.N212,♂,♂(ab.),♂(ab.,Un). (Lamphun; Loei)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Phitsanulok; Tak; Phetchabun; Sa Kaeo; Saraburi; Bangkok; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.05.02)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 47, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pa Hom Pok; Chiang Dao; Phu Kradung; Phu Khiewo; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Khiewo; Bangkok; Bang Phaing; Kuwai Yai; Kanchanaburi; Ka Chong; Haadjai)
Phalanta phalanta [sic] phalanta [sic] ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 86. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)
Phalanta phalanta [sic] phalanta [sic] ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 28-29, figs.Abb.L-166-169. (Phang Nga)
[ LAOS ]
Phalanta phalanta [sic] phalanta [sic] ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 54, pl.42, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng; Luang Prabang; Tha Ngone; Nam Moh; Ban Houei Sai; Nam Ngum Dam)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 205, pl.47, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Lak Sao; Xiang Khouang)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 44.
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Onodera,2022 : 26, pl.90, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Oudomxai; Xiengkhouang: Muang Kham)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Phalanta phalantha ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 129. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Kosterin,2020 : 326. (Siem Reap)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 117. (Preah Sihanouk; Pursat; Preah Vihear; Ratanakiri; Siem Reap)
[ VIETNAM ]
Atella phalanta [sic] phalanta [sic] ; Fruhstorfer,1906 : 320. (Tonkin / Annam)
Atella phalantha phalantha ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 471. (Tonkin / Annam)
Atella phalanta [sic] phalanta [sic] ; Godfrey,1919 : 467. (S: Daban)
Atella phalantha ; Lemée,1950 : 11. (Hagiang; Hanoi)
Atella phalantha phalantha ; Metaye,1957 : 93. (N / C / S)
Phalanta phalantha ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 40. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Phong Dien; Bach Ma)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 17, fig.N-18,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 21, fig.N-18,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 32. (N / C / S)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Saito et al.,2017 : 81. (S: Nui Cam; Nui Ket)
Phalanta phalantha phalantha ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):193-194, pl.25, figs.5a♂,5b♂(Un). (N: Na Hang; Ba Vi; Cat Ba / C: Pu Mat; Vu Quang; Phong Nha-Ke Bang; Phong Dien; Bach Ma; Ngoc Linh; Kon Cha Rang; Kon Ka Kinh; Bi Doup-Nui Ba; Nui Chua; Cat Loc; Yok Don / S: Phu Quoc; Cat Tien)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 2♂ 1♀.
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Chiang Mai : 10♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
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Lampang : 1♂ (photo).
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Nan : 2♂ 1♀.
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Chaiyaphum : 1♂.
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Prachuap Khiri Khan : 1♂.
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Satun : 1♂ (photo by E.Ikari).
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Yala : 1♂ (photo by S.Atdhabhan).
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[ LAOS ]
Champasak : 1♂.
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[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 1♂.
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Kien Giang (Phu Quoc) : 1♂ (photo by E.Ikari).
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Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane and secondary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 1000m).
Both sexes visit flowers.
Males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Literature
Drury, D.,1773 : Illustrations of natural history; wherein are exhibited ... Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects.
1(index): xiii pp, 50 pls. London.
Fruhstorfer, H.,1906 :
Verzeichnis der von Mir in Tonkin, Annam und Siam gesammelten Nymphaliden und Besprechung verwandter Formen.
Wien. ent. Ztg 25(10):307-362, 2 pls. (30.Oct.1906)
Tsukada, E.,1985 : Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands. IV Nymphalidae (1).
Plapac Co., Ltd. 558 pp. 158.col.pls. (in Japanese)
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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