Pithauria marsena

Pithauria marsena (Hewitson, [1866])


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

♂, Nan, Thailand.		♂, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Hesperia marsena Hewitson, [1866]
OD : Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3)2(6):498.
TL : Sumatra. (♀, NHML)

Distribution : Sikkim to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
Yunnan, W.Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Nias, Natuna,
Java, Bali. [? Vietnam]

Synonyms

Hesperia ornata Felder & Felder, [1867] : Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (3):515, pl.72, fig.6,♀(Un). TL. Java. (♀, NHML)
Hesperia subornata Plötz, 1883 : Stett. ent. Ztg. 44(1-3):32. TL. Java. (♀)
Pithauriopsis aitchisoni Wood-Mason & Nicéville, [1887] : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 55(4):387-388, pl.15, fig.4,♂. TL. Cachar. (♂, NZC)
Parnara uma Nicéville, [1889] : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 57(4):292, pl.13, fig.9,♀. TL. Karen Hills.

Type Material Information

aitchisoni ; Type 1♂, 6.Jul.1881. Cachar. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 46, figs.♂,♂(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Pithauria marsena ; Pinratana,1985 : 57, pl.20, figs.113,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong; Yala)
Pithauria marsena ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 782, pl.358, figs.H138,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Yala)
Pithauria marsena ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 60, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Phu Khiewo; Sai York Noi; Khlong Naka; Than To WF.)
Pithauria marsena ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 834, pl.384, figs.H135,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Yala)
Pithauria marsena ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Ratchaburi; Phetchaburi; Yala) (accessed: 2023.07.15)
Pithauria marsena ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 89, figs.Abb.H-117-120. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Pithauria marsena ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 223, pl.138, fig.♂. (Boung Kuang)
Pithauria marsena ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 58.
Pithauria marsena ; Onodera,2022 : 114, pl.250, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Thabok)

[ VIETNAM ]
Pithauria marsena ; Evans,1949 : 269. (Tonkin)
Pithauria marsena ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 167. (by literature)
Pithauria marsena ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 78. (by literature)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 3♂ (photo).

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

Ranong : 1♂.

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

Yala : 5♂ 2♀ (incl. photo and photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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 - 550m). Males come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
The distribution in Vietnam needs to be reconfirmed.

Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,[1866] : Descriptions of new Hesperidae.
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3)2(6):479-501.

Felder, C. & Felder, R.,1865-1875 :
Rhopalocera. In Reise der Osterreichischen Fregatte "Novara" um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen Commodore B. von Wullerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band:
Abtheilung. Wien : vi + 548 + [1] pp in 5 parts, 140 pls.

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

Wood-Mason, J. & Nicéville, L.de,[1887] :
List of the lepidopterous insects collected in Cachar by Mr.J.Wood-Mason. Part II. Rhopalocera.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 55(4):343-393, 4 pls.

Nicéville, L.de,[1889]. : On new or little-known Butterflies from the Indian Region.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 57(4):273-293, pls.13,14.


♂, Yala, Thailand.	♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.09.04 - 2024.01.31.