Burara gomata gomata  (Moore, [1866])

Burara gomata gomata ♂ Up. Burara gomata gomata ♂ Un. Burara gomata gomata ♂ Up. Burara gomata gomata ♂ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♂, Nan, Thailand.
Burara gomata gomata ♂ Up. Burara gomata gomata ♂ Un. Burara gomata gomata ♂ Up. Burara gomata gomata ♂ Un.
♂, Tak, Thailand. ♂, Nan, Thailand.
Burara gomata gomata ♂ Up. Burara gomata gomata ♂ Un. Burara gomata gomata ♀ Up. Burara gomata gomata ♀ Un.
♂, Cao Bang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) ♀, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Ismene gomata Moore, [1866]
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3):783-784.
TL : N.E.Bengal, India. (NHML)
Distribution : Sikkim, Assam, Thailand, Laos,
Cambodia, Vietnam.
● ssp.gomata
ssp.lalita
Burara gomata gomata map

Type Material Information

♂, Type (red), H2406, Darjiling. (NHML, examined)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Ismene lalita ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 84. (Lampoon: Me Haht forest)
Bibasis gomata gomata ; Pinratana,1985 : 16, not fig. (Chiang Mai; Kanchanaburi; Chanthaburi)
Burara gomata gomata ; Kimura,1996 : 20, pl.3, figs.35,♂,36,♂(Un). (Chaiyaphum: Phu Khiewo)
Burara gomata gomata ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 9, fig.3,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak)
Burara gomata gomata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 726, pl.332, figs.H10a♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Phu Khieo)
Burara gomata gomata ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 23, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Phu Khiewo)
Burara gomata gomata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 774, pl.356, figs.H9a♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Phu Khieo)
Burara gomata gomata ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Ratchasima; Nakhon Nayok; Sa Kaeo) (accessed: 2022.12.08)

[ LAOS ]
Burara gomata gomata ; Masui & Uehara,1994 : 6, fig.45,♂,♂(Un). (Xam Neua)
Burara gomata gomata ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 221, pl.130, figs.♂(Un),♀. (Lak Sao; Vientiane)
Burara gomata lalita ; Chiba,2009 : 12, pl.4, figs.2,♂(Un),3♀. (Laos)
Burara gomata gomata ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 56.

[ CAMBODIA ]
Burara gomata gomata ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 124, fig.6C. (Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Ismene gomata ; Lemée,1950 : 23. (Hagiang)
Bibasis gomata gomata ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 155. (N: Tam Dao)
Bibasis gomata gomata ; Devyatkin,2000 : 200. (S: Cat Tien)
Burara gomata gomata ; Chiba,2009 : 12, pl.4, fig.1,♂. (Vietnam)
Burara gomata gomata ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 29, fig.H-140,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Bibasis gomata gomata ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 70. (N / C / S)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 10♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Sa Kaeo : 3♂ 1♀ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchaburi : 1♂ (photo by T.Aoyama).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Cao Bang : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lam Dong : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 400 - 1200m) and is crepuscular. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
The distribution of the subspecies temporarily follows Kimura et al.,2011. Further taxonomic and distributional studies are needed.


Literature

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


Burara gomata gomata ♀
♀, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

1999.07.31 - 2023.03.31.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.