Bibasis sena sena  (Moore, [1866])

Bibasis sena sena ♂ Up. Bibasis sena sena ♂ Un. Bibasis sena sena ♀ Up. Bibasis sena sena ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Bibasis sena sena ♂ Up. Bibasis sena sena ♂ Un. Bibasis sena sena ♂ Up. Bibasis sena sena ♂ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Specimens from transition zone
Bibasis sena sena ♂ Up. Bibasis sena sena ♂ Un. Bibasis sena sena ♂ Up. Bibasis sena sena ♂ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Bibasis sena ♂ Up. Bibasis sena ♂ Un. Bibasis sena ♂ Up. Bibasis sena ♂ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Bibasis sena ♂ Up. Bibasis sena ♂ Un. Bibasis sena ♂ Up. Bibasis sena ♂ Un.
♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. ♂, Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)
Bibasis sena ♂ Up. Bibasis sena ♂ Un. Bibasis sena ♀ Up. Bibasis sena ♀ Un.
♂, Dong Nai, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) ♀, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Goniloba sena Moore, [1866]
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3):778.
TL : Bengal, India. (NHML)
Distribution : Sri Lanka, S.India to Myanmar,
Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam,
S.Yunnan, Hainan.
● ssp.sena
transition zone of sena and uniformis
ssp.uniformis
Bibasis sena sena map

Type Material Information

♂, Type (red), H2423, "Deyra Doon [Dehra Dun], Bengal" (NHML, examined)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Bibasis sena ; Godfrey,1916 : 146-147.
Bibasis sena sena ; Seitz,1927 : 1052. (Siam)
Bibasis sena sena ; Godfrey,1930 : 356. (Prae: Me Song forest; Muak Lek; Pak Jong; Chonburi: Sriracha; Bangkok)
Bibasis sena sena ; Evans,1949 : 53. (Siam)
Bibasis sena sena ; Pinratana,1985 : 17, pl.4, figs.10a♂,♂(Un). (Chaiyaphum; Nakhon Ratchasima; Chanthaburi)
Bibasis sena sena ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 728, pl.333, figs.H12a♂,♂(Un). (Phu Khieo; Chanthaburi)
Bibasis sena sena ; Chiba,2009 : 14-15, pl.5, fig.7,♂. (Chantaburi)
Bibasis sena sena ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 23, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Phu Khiewo; Kao Yai; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Ratchaburi)
Bibasis sena sena ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 776, pl.357, figs.H11a♂,♂(Un). (Phu Khieo; Chanthaburi)
Bibasis sena sena ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchabun; Ratchaburi; Nakhon Ratchasima; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.03.08)

[ LAOS ]
Bibasis sena sena ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 78, not fig. (Tha Ngone)
Bibasis sena sena ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 221, pl.130, fig.♂(Un). (Oudomxay)
Bibasis sena sena ; Chiba,2009 : 14-15, pl.5, fig.7♂. (Laos)
Bibasis sena sena ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 56.
Bibasis sena sena ; Onodera,2022 : 101, pl.235, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Nahin)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Bibasis sena sena ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 124. (Ratanakiri; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Bibasis sena sena ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2002 : 140. (C: Dak Rong ; Pu Mat)
Bibasis sena sena ; Luong et al.,2004 : 12, 83, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Bibasis sena sena ; Chiba,2009 : 14-15, pl.5, fig.7♂. (C)
Bibasis sena sena ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 70. (C: Nghe An)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 6♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

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Transition zone of ssp.sena and ssp.uniformis

Chaiyaphum : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Sa Kaeo : 1♂ (photo by M.Hayashi).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 7♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchaburi : 3♂ (photo by M.Hayashi & A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

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[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 150 - 1200m) and is crepuscular. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
The area from the northern part of peninsular Thailand to central Vietnam seems to be a transition zone between ssp.sena and ssp.uniformis. Both taxa are sympatric, and intermediate individuals are often found together.


Literature

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


Bibasis sena ♂ Bibasis sena ♂
♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi) ♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)
Bibasis sena ♂ Bibasis sena ♂
♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi) ♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)

1999.07.31 - 2023.03.31.

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