Unkana mytheca mytheca

Unkana mytheca mytheca (Hewitson, 1877)


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

♂, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Hesperia mytheca Hewitson, 1877
OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4)19:81.
TL : Malacca. (♂, ZMHU)

Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
S.Myanmar (Mergui), W.Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra,
Bangka.

Synonyms

Astictopterus harmachis Hewitson, 1878 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)1:341-342. TL. Sumatra. (♀, NHML)
Hidari staudingeri Distant, 1886 : Rhop. malayana : 395-396, pl.35, fig.25,♀. TL. Malacca. (♀, ZMHU)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Unkana mytheca mytheca ; Pinratana,1985 : 91, pl.31, figs.201,♂,♂(Un). (Trang; Yala)
Unkana mytheca mytheca ; Kimura,1997 ; 42, pl.4, figs.71,♀,72,♀(Un). (Trang: Ka Chong)
Erionota harmachis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 812, pl.373, figs.H226,♀(Malaysia). (Phang-nga)
Unkana mytheca mytheca ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 816, pl.375, figs.H234,♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Unkana mytheca mytheca ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 88, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Shone; Ka Chong)
Unkana mytheca mytheca ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 876, pl.405, figs.H231,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Yala; Phang-nga)
Unkana mytheca mytheca ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 117, fig.Abb.H-217. (Phang Nga)
Unkana mytheca mytheca ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2022- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Trang; Yala) (accessed: 2023.09.02)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 3♂.

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

Yala : 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).

Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1877 : Descriptions of twenty-five new species of Hesperidae.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4)19:76-85.

Hewitson, W.C.,1878 : Descriptions of twenty new species of Hesperidae from his own collection.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)1:340-348.

Distant, W.L.,1882-1886 : Rhopalocera Malayana : a Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
London, Author, Penang, Logan : xvi+482+[4]pp, 46 pls.

Igarashi, S.,1996 : The Hesperiidae loses one species ! Erionota harmachis proves conspecific with Unkana mytheca.
Butterflies 14:54-56.

♂, Yala, Thailand.

1999.09.11 - 2023.09.30.