Taractrocera maevius sagara

Taractrocera maevius sagara (Moore, 1866)


♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)		♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)

♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

ON : Pamphila sagara Moore, 1866
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3):792.
TL : Darjiling. (♀, NHML)

Distribution : India, Sikkim, Assam,
Myanmar (Shan States to Ataran),
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.

Synonyms

Taractrocera lineata H. Druce, 1874 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(1):109, pl.16, fig.6[7]. TL. "Nahconchaisee" [Nakhon Chai Si, Nakhom Pathom], Siam. (♀, NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Taractrocera maevius flaccus ; Godfrey,1930 : 381. (W: Nakon Chaisee; Muak Lek; Bangkok)
Taractrocera maevius sagara ; Evans,1949 : 358. (Siam)
Taractrocera maevius sagara ; Shirôzu & Saigusa,1962 : 37-38, pl.3, fig.19,♂, Textfig.9,♂genitalia. (Kasetsar)
Taractrocera maevius sagara ; Pinratana,1985 : 95, pl.33, fig.211,♀. (Chiang Mai)
Taractrocera maevius sagara ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 822, pl.378, figs.H247,♀,♀(Un). (Bangkok)
Taractrocera maevius sagara ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 92, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Khiewo; Kuwai Yai)
Taractrocera maevius sagara ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 882, pl.408, figs.H244,♀,♀(Un). (Bangkok)
Taractrocera maevius sagara ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchabun; Nakhon Nayok; Bangkok; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.09.16)
Taractrocera maevius sagara ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 85. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)

[ LAOS ]
Taractrocera maevius ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 83, col.pl.16 ; pl.115, figs.A9,♂,A10,♂(Un). (Luang Prabang)
Taractrocera maevius ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 224, not fig. (list only)
Taractrocera maevius sagara ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 59.

[ CAMBODIA ]
Taractrocera maevius sagara ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 126, fig.8K[♂](Un). (Preah Sihanouk)

[ VIETNAM ]
Taractrocera maevius ; Metaye,1957 : 79. (no loc.)
Taractrocera maevius sagara ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 173. (by Metaye,1957)
Taractrocera maevius sagara ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2003 : 128. (S: Saigon)
Taractrocera maevius sagara ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 82. (S: Saigon)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♂.

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

Kanchanaburi : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).

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

Phetchabun : 1♂ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).

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

Nakhon Nayok : 2♂ 1♀ (photo by M.Hayashi).

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

Bangkok : 2♀ (photo by C.Sunthornwiphat).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in fields, open land, wasteland and roadsides around secondary forest at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 800m). Both sexes visit flowers.

Literature

Moore, F.,1866 : On the lepidopterous insects of Bengal.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3):755-822, 3 pls.

Druce, H.,1874 : A List of the Lepidopterous Insects collected by Mr. L. Layard at Chentaboon and Nahconchaisee, Siam,
with Descriptions of new Species.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(1):102-109, pl.16, 6 figs.


♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)	♀, Bangkok, Thailand. (photo by C.Sunthornwiphat)

♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2018.04.30 - 2024.01.31.