Idmon distanti  Shepard, 1937

Idmon distanti ♂ Up. Idmon distanti ♂ Un. Idmon distanti ♀ Up. Idmon distanti ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Idmon distanti ♂ Up. Idmon distanti ♂ Un. Idmon distanti ♀ Up. Idmon distanti ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

ON : ∗ Idmon distanti Shepard, 1937
OD : Lep. Cat. Pars 83:20.
TL : Malaysia. (♀)
Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand, Langkawi,
W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Borneo, Sipora, Siberut,
Batoe, Sumatra, Nias.
Idmon distanti map

Synonym

Baoris unicolor Distant, 1886 : Rhop. malayana : 381, pl.35, fig.11. TL. Malaysia. (homonym)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Iambrix distanti ; Evans,1949 : 273. (Siam)
Idmon distanti ; Pinratana,1985 : 60, pl.20, fig.119,♀. (Ranong)
Idmon distanti ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 784, pl.359, figs.H144,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Ranong)
Idmon distanti ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 62, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong Hot Spring; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Thaleban)
Idmon distanti ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 836, pl.385, figs.H140,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Ranong)
Idmon distanti ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 92, figs.Abb.H-133-134. (Phang Nga)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 9♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 400m). Both sexes visit flowers.


Literature

Distant, W.L.,1882-1886 :
Rhopalocera Malayana : a Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
London, Author, Penang, Logan : xvi+482+[4]pp, 46 pls.


1999.09.04 - 2023.08.31.

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