Isma iapis iapis  (Nicéville, 1890)

Isma iapis iapis ♂ Up. Isma iapis iapis ♂ Un. Isma iapis iapis ♀ Up. Isma iapis iapis ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Isma iapis iapis ♂ Up. Isma iapis iapis ♂ Un. Isma iapis iapis ♀ Up. Isma iapis iapis ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Isma iapis iapis ♂ genitalia Isma iapis iapis ♂ genitalia
♂ genitalia, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Isoteinon iapis Nicéville, 1890
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 5(3):213, pl.E, fig.9,♂.
TL : Johore, Malay Pen. (♂, NZC)
Distribution : Myanmar, P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Borneo, Sumatra, Batoe,
Siberut.
Isma iapis iapis map

Type Material Information

♂ Type, Johor straits. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 33, figs.♂,♂(Un).


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Isma protoclea iapis ; Evans,1949 : 306. (Siam)
Isma protoclea iapis ; Pinratana,1985 : 74, pl.25, figs.156,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Isma iapis iapis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 796, pl.365, figs.H183,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong; Yala)
Isma iapis iapis ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.[♂],[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.02.11)
Isma iapis iapis ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 75, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Thaleban; Than To WF.)
Isma iapis iapis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 853, pl.393, figs.H180,♂,♂(Un). (Khlong Naka)
Isma miosticta ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 106-107, figs.Abb.H-187-188. (Phang Nga)
Isma iapis iapis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.08.04)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 12♂ 3♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trang : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 10♂ 3♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 450m).


Literature

Nicéville, L.de,1890 : On new and little-known butterflies from the Indian region,
with description of three New genera of Hesperidae.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 5(3):199-225, pls.D,E.

Maruyama, K.,1991 : Butterflies of Borneo vol.2, No.2. Hesperiidae, Addndum of vol.1.
XII+89 pp(Japanese text), 48 pls, XII+83 pp (English text) + 1.
Tobishima corporation. Tokyo, Japan.


Isma iapis iapis ♂ Isma iapis iapis ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand.

1999.09.11 - 2023.08.31.

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