Erionota torus  Evans, 1941

Erionota torus ♂ Up. Erionota torus ♂ Un. Erionota torus ♀ Up. Erionota torus ♀ Un.
♂, Phrae, Thailand. ♀, Phetchabun, Thailand.
Erionota torus ♂ Up. Erionota torus ♂ Un. Erionota torus ♀ Up. Erionota torus ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Nan, Thailand.

ON : Erionota torus Evans, 1941
OD : Entomologist 74:158.
TL : Kurseong, Sikkim. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar (Tavoy),
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, W.Malaysia,
Singapore.
Erionota torus map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Erionota torus ; Kawazoé,1964 : 133-134, pl.3, fig.19,♂. Textfig.7,♂genitalia. (N: Chieng Mai)
Erionota torus ; Pinratana,1985 : 88, pl.30, fig.192,♂. (Bangkok; Ratchaburi; Trang; Yala)
Erionota torus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 810, pl.372, figs.H224,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Songkhla; Chiang Mai)
Erionota thrax thrax ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 810, pl.372, figs.H225,♂,♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Bangkok; Kanchanaburi)
Erionota torus ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 86, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Nakohn Nayok; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Kratching WF; Bangkok; Than To WF.)
Erionota torus torus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 870, pl.402, fig.H222,♂,♂(Un),♂,♀,♀(Un). (Songkhla; Chiang Mai)
Erionota thrax thrax ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 870, pl.402, fig.H223,♂,♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Bangkok; Kanchanaburi)
Erionota torus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Prachinburi; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2023.09.02)

[ LAOS ]
Erionota torus ssp. ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 82, pl.115, figs.A5,6. (Vientiane: Dan Sum)
Erionota torus ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 224. (list only)
Erionota torus ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 59.
Erionota torus ; Onodera,2022 : 118, pl.255, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Vientiane: Vang Vieng)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Erionota torus ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 126. (Kep; Koh Kong)

[ VIETNAM ]
Erionota torus ; Evans,1949 : 326. (Tonkin)
Erionota torus ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1970 ; 5-7, figs.141♂,142♂(Un),143♀,144♀(Un),textfig.44(♂genitalia),45(♀genitalia). (Thu Duc; Trang Bom; Lai Thieu)
Erionota torus ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 172. (Hanoi; Tam Dao; Cuc Phuong; Vu Quang)
Erionota torus ; Luong et al.,2004 : 15. (Cuc Phuong)
Erionota torus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 81. (N / C / S)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 2♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Prachinburi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 4♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 900m) and occasionally flies to lights after sunset.


Literature

Evans, W.H.,1941 : A Revision of the Genus Erionota Mabille. (Lep: Hes.)
Entomologist 74(7):158-160.


1999.09.11 - 2023.09.30.

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