Bibasis mahintha  (Moore, [1875])

Bibasis mahintha ♂ Up. Bibasis mahintha ♂ Un. Bibasis mahintha ♀ Up. Bibasis mahintha ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Lampang, Thailand.

ON : Ismene mahintha Moore, [1875]
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(4):575-576, pl.67, fig.4,♂.
TL : Burmah. (NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam,
Yunnan.
Bibasis mahintha map

Type Material Information

♂, Type (red), H2419, Burmah. (NHML, examined)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Ismene mahintha ; Godfrey,1927 : 127. (N)
Ismene mahintha ; Godfrey,1930 : 354. (N.E: Chet Ton; Chiang Mai)
Bibasis iluska mahintha ; Pinratana,1985 : 17, pl.3, figs.9,♂,♀,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Ratchaburi; Nakhon Ratchasima)
Bibasis mahintha ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 726, pl.332, figs.H11,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Ratchaburi)
Bibasis mahintha ; Chiba,2009 : 15-16, pl.5, figs.13,♂,14,♀. (Chiang Dao)
Bibasis mahintha ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 23, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Wan Nam Khiewo; Ratchaburi)
Bibasis mahintha ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 774, pl.356, figs.H10,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Ratchaburi)
Bibasis mahintha ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Kanchanaburi) (accessed: 2023.03.04)

[ LAOS ]
Bibasis mahintha ; Masui & Uehara,1994 : 7, fig.46,♂,♂(Un). (Xiang Khouang)
Bibasis mahintha ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 221, pl.130, figs.♂,♀. (Xiang Khouang; Vieniane)
Bibasis mahintha ; Chiba,2009 : 15-16, pl.5, figs.13,♂,14,♀. (Laos)
Bibasis mahintha ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 56.

[ CAMBODIA ]
Bibasis mahintha ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 124, figs.6D♀(Un),6E♀. (Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Bibasis mahintha ; Chiba,2009 : 15-16, pl.5, figs.13,♂,14,♀. (Dong Nai)
Bibasis mahintha ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 70. (S: Dong Nai)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 350 - 900m) and is crepuscular. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.


Bibasis mahintha ♀
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Literature

Moore, F.,[1875] : Descriptions of New Asiatic Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(4):565-579, pls.66,67.


1999.07.31 - 2023.03.31.

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