Odina decoratus  (Hewitson, 1867)

Odina decoratus ♂ Up. Odina decoratus ♂ Un. Odina decoratus ♀ Up. Odina decoratus ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Bolikhamxai, Laos.
Odina decoratus ♂ Up. Odina decoratus ♂ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

ON : Eudamus decoratus Hewitson, 1867
OD : Descr. One Hundred new Spec. Hesp. (1):17.
TL : Sylhet. (NHML)
Distribution : Sikkim to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
Cambodia, Vietnam.
Odina decoratus map

Synonym

Entheus bicolor Oberthür, 1893 : Etud. ent. 17:14, pl.4, fig.36,♂. TL. Haut Tonkin. (NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Odina decoratus ; Godfrey,1930 : 362-363. (Muak Lek; Chanthaburi: Klung; Khao Sabap)
Odina decorata ; Evans,1949 : 111. (Siam)
Odina decorata ; Pinratana,1985 : 32, pl.13, fig.50,♂. (Chanthaburi; Chonburi; Nakhon Nayok)
Odina decorata ; Tsukiyama & Chiba,1994 : 30, 32, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un),2a♂,2b♂(Un),4a♀,4b♀(Un). (Chiangmai; Whuay-Kaeu)
Odina decorata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 756, pl.346, figs.H62,♂,♀. (Chanthaburi)
Odina decoratus ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 38, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Phu Khiewo; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Khiewo)
Odina decorata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 806, pl.371, figs.H60,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi; Ubon Ratchathani)
Odina decorata ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Phitsanulok; Sa Kaeo; Saraburi; Nakhon Nayok; Chonburi; Chanthaburi; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.06.11)

[ LAOS ]
Odina decorata ; Masui & Uehara,1999 : 19, figs.23,♂,♂(Un). (Phong Si)
Odina decorata ; Tsukiyama & Chiba,1994 : 30, 32, figs.3a♂,3b♂(Un). (20km Vientiane)
Odina decorata ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 222, pl.135, fig.♂. (Phong Si)
Odina decoratus ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 57, pl.24, figs.He-47,♀,♀(Un). (Attapeu)
Odina decoratus ; Onodera,2022 : 105, pl.241, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Thabok; Keng Sa Doc)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Odina decoratus ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 124. (Koh Kong; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Odina decorata ; Seitz,1927 : 1044. (Tonkin)
Odina decorata ; Evans,1949 : 111. (Tonkin)
Odina decorata ; Metaye,1957 : 78. (N)
Odina decoratus ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 160. (N: Tam Dao)
Odina decoratus ; Luong et al.,2004 : 13, 85, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Odina decoratus ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 44. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi ; Phong Dien)
Odina decoratus ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b : 6, fig.H-26,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Odina decoratus ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007c : 40, fig.H-26,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Odina decoratus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 73. (N / C: to Lam Dong)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 7♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 1♂ (no date).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Sa Kaeo : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo and photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Chanthaburi : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trat : 2♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchaburi : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♂ 2♀ (incl. photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 900m). Both sexes visit flowers and males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water. They often rest on the underside of leaves with their wings spread. Males are occasionally territorial on hilltops and fly in circles for long hours in their territory.


Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1867-[1868] : Descriptions of one hundred new species of Hesperidae.
London, Author, 8vo 1:ii + 25pp, 2:26-56.

Oberthür, C.,1893 : Lepidopteres recueillis au Tonkin par Son Altesse Royale Monseigneur le prince Henri D'Orleans.
Etud. ent. 17:viii + 36pp, 4 cpl.

Tsukiyama, H. & Chiba, H.,1994 : A Review of the Genus Odina Mabille,1891 (Lepidoptera : Hesperiidae)
Butterflies 8:30-33.


Odina decoratus ♂ Odina decoratus ♀
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀ (wsf), Sa Kaeo, Thailand.
Odina decoratus ♂ Odina decoratus ♂
♂ (dsf), Trat, Thailand. ♂ (dsf) with Chersonesia intermedia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.31 - 2023.06.30.

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