Pithauria murdava

Pithauria murdava (Moore,[1866])


♂, Tak, Thailand.		♀, Tak, Thailand.

ON : Ismene murdava Moore,[1866]
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3):784.
TL : Darjeeling. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Sikkim to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
Vietnam, S.China.

Synonym

Hesperia weymeri Protz,1883 : Stett. ent. Ztg. 44(1-3):47. TL." Calcutta" (Published in synonymy)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Pithauria murdava ; Godfrey,1930 : 379. (Chiang Rai: Phar Mieng)
Pithauria murdava ; Evans,1949 : 269. (Siam)
Pithauria murdava ; Pinratana,1985 : 57, pl.20, fig.114. (Chaiyaphum / Nakhon Nayok)
Pithauria murdava ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 62-63, fig.15♀. (Umphang: Tha Sai)
Pithauria murdava ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 782, pl.359, figs.H139,♂,♂(Un),♂. (Phrae)
Pithauria murdava ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 60, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Dao / Thung Saleng Luang / Phu Khiewo / Thung Yai)
Pithauria murdava ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 834, pl.385, figs.H136,♂,♂(Un),♂. (Phrae)
Pithauria murdava ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)

[ LAOS ]
Pithauria murdava ; Masui & Uehara,1996 : 5, pl.2,fig.22. (Louang Namtha)
Pithauria murdava ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 ; 223, pl.138, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Nam Tha)
Pithauria murdava ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 58.

[ VIETNAM ]
Pithauria murdava ; Metaye,1957 : 80. (no loc.)
Pithauria murdava ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 ; 167. (Na Hang / Ba Be / Bach Ma)
Pithauria murdava ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 45. (Thua Thien Hue: Bach Ma)
Pithauria murdava ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 78. (N / C)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 2♂.

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

Phrae : 1♂.

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

Nan : 1♂.

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

Loei : 1♂.

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

Tak : 4♂ 1♀.

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

Kanchanaburi : 2♂ (incl.photo by A.Giudici).

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

Petchaburi : 1♂.

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

[ LAOS ]
Houaphan : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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

Lak Sao : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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

Xaignabouri : 2♂.

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

Notes
The butterfly is not rare in montane forest at low to moderate elevations (alt.400m - 1300m).

Literature

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

Plotz, C.,1883 : Die Hesperiinen-Gattung Hesperia Aut. und ihre Arten.
Stett. ent. Ztg. 44(1-3):26-64 ; 44(4-6):195-233.

♂, Loei, Thailand.

1999.09.04 - 2020.10.31.