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 C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867 : Reise öst. Fregatte Novara. Zool. Theil (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, Part II. 55(4):387-388, pl.15, fig.4,♂. TL. Cachar. (♂, NZC)
Parnara uma Nicéville, 1889 : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 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]-1874 : Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair.
Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Zweite Abtheilung: Lepidoptera. Wien, Carl Gerold's Sohn.
(1):[4] + 1-136, pls. 1-21 ([12 January 1865]) ; (2):[2] + 137-378, pls. 22-47 ([after October] 1865) ; (3):[2] + 379-536, pls.48-74 ([25 April] 1867) ; (4):[6] + 1-9 [explanation of plates] ([31 December] 1874)

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, Part II. 55(4):343-393, 4 pls.

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


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

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.09.04 - 2024.01.31.