Burara vasutana

Burara vasutana (Moore, 1866)


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chaiyaphum, Thailand.

♂, Nan, Thailand.		♂, Nan, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

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

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

Synonyms

Ismene vasutana rahita Fruhstorfer, 1911 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25:62. TL. Assam. (NHML)
Burara vasutana burma Evans, 1934 : Entomologist 67:33. TL. Karen Hills, Burma. (NHML)
Bibasis unipuncta Lee, 1962 : Acta ent. Sinica 11:141,146, pl.3, fig.23♂,26♂(Un). TL. Yunnan.

Type Materials Information

vasutana ; ♂, Type (red), H2392, Darjiling. (NHML, examined)
rahita ; ♂, Type (red), H2393, Khasia Hills, Assam. (NHML, examined)
burma ; ♂, Type (red), H2394, 4.26. Karens, Burma. (NHML, examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Bibasis vasutana ; Pinratana,1985 : 15,116, pl.2, figs.6,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Phetchaboon)
Burara vasutana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 724, pl.331, figs.H8,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun: Nam Nao)
Burara vasutana ; Chiba,2009 : 13, pl.4, figs.9,♂,10,♀. (Chiang Dao)
Burara vasutana ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 22, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Phetchabun: Nam Nao)
Burara vasutana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 772, pl.355, figs.H7,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Nam Nao)
Burara vasutana ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Phisanulok; Phetchabun; Nakhon Nayok) (accessed: 2024.06.17)

[ LAOS ]
Burara vasutana ; Masui & Uehara,1996 : 5, pl.2, fig.5,♂,♂(Un). (Phong Sali)
Burara vasutana ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 221, pl.130, figs.♂,♀. (Phong Saly)
Burara vasutana ; Chiba,2009 : 13, pl.4, figs.9,♂,10,♀. (Laos)
Burara vasutana ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 56.

[ VIETNAM ]
Bibasis vasutana ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 154. (N: Tam Dao; Cuc Phuong / C: Vu Quang)
Bibasis vasutana ; Ikeda et al.,2001b : 58, figs.1:8,♂,9,♂(Un),5:3(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Bibasis vasutana ; Luong et al.,2004 : 12, 83, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Burara vasutana ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b : 2, figs.H-2,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Burara vasutana ; Chiba,2009 : 13, pl.4, figs.9,♂,10,♀. (N / C)
Bibasis vasuana ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 70. (N / C)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 11♂.

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

Nan : 9♂.

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

Phetchabun : 1♂ (photo).

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

Chaiyaphum : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 500 - 1000m) and is crepuscular. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

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.

Evans, W.H.,1934 : Indo-Australian Hesperiidae: Description of new Genera, Species and Subspecies.
Entomologist 67(2):33-36 (part.1), (3):61-65 (part.2), (7):141-151 (part.3), (8):181-184 (part.4), (9): 206-209 (part.5), (10): 231-234 (part.6).

Lee, C.L.,1962 : Some new species of Rhopalocera in China, II.
Acta ent. Sinica 11(2):139-158.


♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.	♀, Chaiyaphum, Thailand.

1999.07.31 - 2024.06.30.