Potanthus sita

Potanthus sita (Evans, 1932)


♂, Nan, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Nan, Thailand.

ON : Padraona flava sita Evans, 1932
OD : Ident. Indian Butts. (2nd ed.) : 403.
TL : Sikkim ; Maymyo.

Distribution : Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar (Sadon ; Maymyo),
N.Thailand.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Potanthus sita ; Kimura,1997 ; 41, pl.3, figs.43,♂,44,♂(Un),45,♀,46,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai: Doi Inthanon; Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Potanthus sita ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 826, pl.380, figs.259,♂,♂(Un) [photo from Kimura,1997]. (Doi Inthanon; Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Potanthus sita ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 95. (by literature)
Potanthus sita ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 888, pl.414, figs.H256,♂,♂(Un) [photo from Kimura,1997]. (Doi Inthanon; Doi Pha Hom Pok)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Nan : 1♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is rare in montane forests. Only a few specimens are known from Thailand, but it is likely that they have been overlooked because they cannot be distinguished from similar species. Further distributional research is needed.

The species of this genus are so similar that identification by male genitalia is required. Therefore, records that do not examine the male genitalia cannot be adopted. In addition, although there are many field photos, most are either misidentified or unidentifiable and therefore cannot be used as records.

Literature

Evans, W.H.,1932 : The identification of Indian butterflies. second edition revised.
Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., Madras : 10+454pp, 32 pls, 9f.

2018.05.31 - 2023.10.31.