Isma bononia bononia

Isma bononia bononia (Hewitson, [1868])


♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

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

♂ genitalia, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Hesperia bononia Hewitson, [1868]
OD : Descr. One Hundred new Spec. Hesp. (2):29.
TL : Singapore. (♀, NHML)

Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bali.

	● ssp.
	● ssp.bononia

Synonyms

Isma inarime Nicéville,1 891 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):391-392, pl.G, fig.38,♂. TL. Perak. (NHML)
Pamphila zetus Mabille, 1893 : Annls Soc. ent. Belg. 37:55. TL. Java. (♂, NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Sepa inarime ; Godfrey,1932a : 276. (Ranong: Lam Rieng)
Sepa bononia ; Godfrey,1932b : 331. (Ranong: Lam Rieng)
Isma bononia bononia ; Evans,1949 : 311. (Siam)
Isma bononia bononia ; Pinratana,1985 : 77, pl.26, figs.163,♀,♂(Un). (Ranong; Surat Thani; Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Trang)
Isma bononia bononia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 798, pl.366, figs.H192,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Isma guttulifera kuala ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.366, fig.H189,♂ (in part).
Isma bononia bononia ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 77, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Kao Luang; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Isma bononia bononia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 854, pl.395, figs.H189,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Isma bononia bononia ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 107-108, figs.Abb.H-190-192. (Phang Nga)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 9♂ 4♀.

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

Yala : 4♂ 4♀.

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

Notes

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

Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1867-[1868] : Descriptions of one hundred new species of Hesperidae.
London, Author, 8vo 1:ii + 25pp, 2:26-56.

Nicéville, L.de,1891 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):341-398.

Mabille, P.,1893 : Description de Lepidopteres nouveaux.
Annls Soc. ent. Belg. 37:50-65.

Eliot, J.N. & Kirton, L.G.,2000 : Revisional notes and nomenclatural changes of some Peninsular Malaysian butterflies
Malay. nat. J. 54(2):131-145.

1999.09.11 - 2023.08.31.