Plastingia pellonia  Fruhstorfer, 1909

Plastingia pellonia ♂ Up. Plastingia pellonia ♂ Un. Plastingia pellonia ♂ Up. Plastingia pellonia ♂ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Plastingia pellonia ♂ Up. Plastingia pellonia ♂ Un. Plastingia pellonia ♂ genitalia Plastingia pellonia ♂ genitalia
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♂ genitalia, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Plastingia naga pellonia Fruhstorfer, 1909
OD : Ent. Zeit. 23(39):172.
TL : West-Java. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar (Ataran), Thailand, Vietnam,
W.Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Bangka,
Java, Bali, Palawan.
Plastingia pellonia map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Plastingia pellonia ; Pinratana,1985 : 78, pl.26, figs.166,♂,♂(Un). (Chanthaburi; Ranong)
Plastingia pellonia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 800, pl.366, figs.H195,♂,♂(Un). (Chanthaburi)
Plastingia pellonia ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 78. (by literature)
Plastingia pellonia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 856, pl.395, figs.H192,♂,♂(Un). (Chanthaburi)
Plastingia pellonia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chanthaburi; 'Chumphon') (accessed: 2023.10.04)

[ VIETNAM ]
Plastingia pellonia ; Kishi et al.,2021 : 52, figs.8,♂,8v♂(Un). (Lam Dong: Loc Bao; Bao Lam)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chanthaburi : 2♂ (incl. photo by A.Giudici & S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane primeval forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 450m).
The populations in Chanthaburi, S.E.Thailand and C.Vietnam seem to be different from those in P.Thailand. Further taxonomic study is needed.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1909 : Neue Hesperiden.
Ent. Zeit. 23(39):171-174.


Plastingia pellonia ♂ Plastingia pellonia ♂
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) ♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

1999.09.11 - 2023.12.31.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.