Suastus minutus aditia
Evans, 1943
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Chonburi, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano) |
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. |
ON :
Suastus minuta aditia Evans, 1943
OD : Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)12:96.
TL : Sikkim. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Sikkim to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan, Langkawi, W.Malaysia,
Tioman. [? Java]
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Suastus aditus ; Godfrey,1916 : 143. (Chonburi: Dong Rek Hills)
Suastus minuta aditia ; Evans,1943 : 96. (Siam)
Suastus minutus aditia ; Evans,1949 : 297. (Siam)
Suastus minutus aditia ; Pinratana,1985 : 69, pl.23, figs.143,♂,♂(Un). (Chaiyaphum; Nakhon Ratchasima; Chonburi; Rayong; Ranong; Yala)
Suastus minutus aditia ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 250, fig.20,♂. (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep)
Suastus minutus aditia ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 12. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi; Kaeng E-Keow)
Suastus minutus aditia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 792, pl.363, figs.H169a♀,♀(Un). (Trat; Phu Khieo)
Suastus minutus flemingi ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 792, pl.363, fig.H169b♂(Un). (Ranong)
Salanoemia fuscicornis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 800, pl.367, figs.H198,♂, ♂(Un). (Ranong)
Suastus minutus aditia ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2023.03.03)
Suastus minutus aditia ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 71, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Khiewo; Nakohn Nayok; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Khiewo; Kao Chamaoh; Kam Puan; Than To WF.)
Suastus minutus aditia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 846, pl.391, figs.H165,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Trat; Phu Khieo; Ranong)
Suastus minutus aditia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Yala) (accessed: 2023.08.04)
Suada swerga suava ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : fig.Abb.H-170. (Phang Nga)
Suastus minutus flemingi ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 103, fig.Abb.H-177. (Phang Nga)
[ LAOS ]
Suastus minutus ssp. ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 82. not fig. (Dan Sum, Vientiane)
Suastus minutus aditia ; Masui & Uehara,1994 : 7, fig.52,♂,♂(Un). (Vientiane)
Suastus minutus aditia ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 224, pl.140, fig.♂(Un). (Attapu)
Suastus minutus aditia ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 59.
Suastus minutus aditia ; Onodera,2022 : 117, pl.254, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Savannakhet; Bolikhamxai: Thabok)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Suastus minutus aditia ; Kosterin,2019 : 102, fig.82(Un). (Koh Kong)
Suastus minutus aditia ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 125. (Koh Kong; Siem Reap)
[ VIETNAM ]
Suastus minutus aditia ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1967 ; 6, figs.113,♀,114,♀(Un). (Trang Bom)
Suastus minutus aditia ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 171. (Ba Be)
Suastus minutus aditia ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b : 11, figs.H-77,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Suastus minutus aditia ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 80. (N / C / S)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Kanchanaburi : 1♂ 1♀.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nakhon Nayok : 1♂ 2♀ (photo by M.Hayashi and S.Sophonviwatkul).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Sa Kaeo : 2♂ (photo).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chonburi : 1♂ 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chanthaburi : 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Trat : 2♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Songkla : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Yala : 4♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
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[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Notes
The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 1000m).
Both sexes visit flowers.
Males are territorial on shrubs.
Literature
Evans, W.H.,1943 : A revision of the genus Suastus Moore (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)
Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)12(7/8):95-96.
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀ (laying egg), Yala, Thailand. |
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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