Abaratha pygela pygela

Abaratha pygela pygela (Hewitson, 1868)


♂, Yala, Thailand.		♂, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Pterygospidea pygela Hewitson, 1868
OD : Descr. One Hundred new Spec. Hesp. (2):53-54.
TL : 'Malacca; Borneo' [W.Malaysia]. (NHML)

Distribution : Myanmar, P.Thailand, W.Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Banka, Nias.

Synonym

Odontoptilum pygela ragupta Fruhstorfer, 1909 : Ent. Zeit. 23(39):172. TL. Padang-Pandjang, W.Sumatra. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Odontoptilum pygela pygela ; Evans,1949 : 159. (P)
Odontoptilum pygela pygela ; Pinratana,1985 : 45, pl.16, fig.81,♂. (Ranong; Yala)
Odontoptilum pygela pygela ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 770, pl.354, figs.H98,♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Odontoptilum pygela pygela ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 50, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Khlong Naka; Than To WF.)
Odontoptilum pygela pygela ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 820, pl.379, figs.H95,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Yala)
Abaratha pygela pygela ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2024- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2024.06.17)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♂.

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ (photo).

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

Yala : 7♂ (incl. photo).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 600m). Males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Literature

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

Fruhstorfer, H.,1909 : Neue Hesperiden.
Ent. Zeit. 23(39):171-174. (25.Dec.1909)

Evans, W.H.,1949 : A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History).
i-xix+1-502, pls.1-35. London.

Zhang, J., Cong, Q., Shen, J. & Grishin, N.V.,2022 : Taxonoic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)
Insecta Mundi 0921: 1-135.


♂, Yala, Thailand.

Left: To make the white markings on the hindwings stand out, the contrast in the photo has been increased.
Right: Spider, 'Phrynarachne sp.', waiting for insects on leaves without a web.
This kind of spider seems to be one of the strongest natural enemies of Hesperiidae. The pattern of pygela could be a mimicry of this kind of spider.

1999.09.04 - 2024.06.30.