Burara harisa consobrina

Burara harisa consobrina (Plötz, 1883)


♂, 1989.04.20. Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Ismene consobrina Plötz, 1883
OD : Stett. ent. Ztg. 45: 55.
TL : Java.

Distribution : P.Thailand (south of Ranong), W.Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bangka, Bali, Palawan.

	● ssp.harisa
	● ssp.consobrina

Synonyms

Ismene harisa moncada Fruhstorfer, 1911 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25(5): 61. TL. Malayische Halbinsel. (NHML)
Ismene harisa crinatha Fruhstorfer, 1911 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25(5): 61. TL. 'Sukabumi, Java; West Sumatra' [Java]. (NHML)
Ismene harisa distanti Evans, 1932 : Ident. Indian Butts. (2nd ed.): 319. TL. Singapore. (NHML) (Published in synonymy)

Type Materials Information

consobrina ; Type ♂, Java.
moncada ; ♂, Type (red), H2399, Malaka. (NHML, examined)
crinatha ; ♂, Type (red), H2401, Aug.1892. Mons. Gede, Java. H.Fruhstorfer (NHML, examined)
distanti ; ♂, Type (red), H2400, Singapore. (NHML, examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Burara harisa consobrina ; Sophonviwatkul et al.,2017– : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2022.12.08)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : Suk Samran dist. 1♂, 1989.04.20. P.Sukkit (YI)

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

Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 550m) and is crepuscular. Males are frequently observed mud-puddling along stream banks and at puddles.
Pinratana (1985) recorded it from Ratchaburi but it is most likely to be the nominotypical subspecies. Ek-Amnuay ([2007],2012) recorded this taxon from Yala. However, this was a misidentification of Burara anadi anadi and the locality 'Yala' is rather doubtful. The specimen shown above is the first reliable record from Thailand.

Literature

Plötz, C.,1883 : Die Hesperiinen-Gattung Ismene Sw. und ihre Arten.
Stett. ent. Ztg. 45(1/3): 51-66 (Nov.1883).

Fruhstorfer, H.,1911 : Neue Hesperiden des Indo-Malayischen Faunengebietes und Besprechung verwandter Formen.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25(5): 57-72. (1.May.1911)

Evans, W.H.,1932 : The identification of Indian butterflies. second edition revised.
Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., Madras. 10 + 454 pp, 32 pls, 9f.

Evans, W.H.,1949 : A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History).
i-xix + 1-502, pls.1-35. London.

1999.07.31 - 2024.03.31.