Pyroneura latoia latoia

Pyroneura latoia latoia (Hewitson, 1868)


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

♂, Yala, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Hesperia latoia Hewitson, 1868
OD : Descr. One Hundred new Spec. Hesp. (2):34.
TL : Singapore. (♀, NHML)

Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
S.Myanmar (Mergui), Langkawi, W.Malaysia,
Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Lingga, Batoe, Java.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
'Plastingia latoia ; Godfrey,1916 : 145. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)'
Plastingia latoia latoia ; Godfrey,1930 : 376-377. ('Chonburi: Hup Bon;' Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Plastingia latoia latoia ; Evans,1949 : 313. (P)
Pyroneura latoia latoia ; Pinratana,1985 : 81, pl.27, figs.173,♂,♂(Un). ('Chanthaburi;' Trang; Yala)
Pyroneura latoia latoia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 802, pl.367, fig.H202,♂[♀],♀,♀(Un). (Trang; Yala)
Pyroneura latoia latoia ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 80, fig.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Thaleban; Tarutao Is; Than To WF.)
Pyroneura latoia latoia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 860, pl.396, fig.H200,♂[♀],♀,♀(Un). (Trang; Yala)
Pyroneura latoia latoia ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 109-110, fig.Abb.H-197. (Phang Nga)
Pyroneura latoia latoia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2023.09.02)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 7♂.

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♀ (photo by A.Giudici).

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

Yala : 4♂ 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 350m). Both sexes visit flowers.
The records from the continental region, Chonburi and Chanthaburi, are probably misidentifications of Pyroneura margherita. Further distributional research is needed.

Literature

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


♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)	♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

♂, Yala, Thailand.

1999.09.11 - 2023.09.30.