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 (South from Ranong), W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bali.

	● ssp.indosinica
	● ssp.bononia

Synonyms

Isma inarime Nicéville, 1891 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3): 391-392, pl.G, fig.38,♂. TL. Perak, Malay Peninsula. (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.,1868 : Descriptions of one hundred new species of Hesperidae.
2: 26-56 (1868), London, Author.

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.

Evans, W.H.,1949 : A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History).
i-xix + 1-502, pls.1-35. London.

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.