Burara jaina jaina

Burara jaina jaina (Moore, 1866)


♂, Nan, Thailand.		♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

♂, Nan, Thailand.		♂, Phong Saly, Laos.

♂, Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Ismene jaina Moore, 1866
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3):782.
TL : Darjeeling. (NHML)

Distribution : Kumaon, Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar,
N.Thailand, N.Laos, N.Vietnam, Yunnan, Hainan.

	● ssp.jaina
	● transition zone of jaina and margana
	● ssp.margana
	● transition zone of margana and velva
	● ssp.velva

Synonyms

Ismene jaina vasundhara Fruhstorfer, 1911 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25:59. TL. Assam. (NHML)

Type Materials Information

jaina ; ♂ Type (red), H2384, Darjiling. (NHML, examined)
vasundhara ; ♂ Type (red), H2385. Khasia Hills, Assam. H.Fruhstorfer (NHML, examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Ismene jaina jaina ; Godfrey,1930 : 355. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Bibasis jaina jaina ; Pinratana,1985 : 14, pl.1, figs.2a♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Burara jaina jaina ; Chiba,2009 : 8-9, pl.2, figs.1,♂,2,♀. (Chiang Dao)

[ LAOS ]
Burara jaina jaina ; Masui & Uehara,1999 : 19,22, figs.17a♂,♂(Un). (Oudomxay)
Burara jaina jaina ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 221, pl.130, fig.♂. (Oudomxay)
Burara jaina jaina ; Chiba,2009 : 8-9, pl.2, figs.1,♂,2,♀. (Oudomxay)
Burara jaina jaina ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 56.

[ VIETNAM ]
Bibasis jaina jaina ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2002 : 140. (N: Ba Be-Na Hang area)
Burara jaina jaina ; Chiba,2009 : 8-9, pl.2, figs.1,♂,2,♀. (N)
Bibasis jaina jaina ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 70. (N: Bac Can)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♀.

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

Nan : 7♂.

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

[ LAOS ]
Phong Saly : 1♂.

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Ha Giang : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 500 - 800m) and is crepuscular. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
The Chiang Mai population has a quite variable and unstable male sex brand on the UpF. It seems to be transitional individuals intermediate to ssp.margana.

Literature

Moore, F.,1866 : On the lepidopterous insects of Bengal.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3):755-822, 3 pls.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1911 : Neue Hesperiden des Indo-Malayischen Faunengebietes und Besprechung verwandter Formen.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25(2-6):9-79, pl.1.

♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

2012.10.15 - 2023.02.28.