Potanthus mingo ajax  (Evans, 1932)

Potanthus mingo ajax ♂ Up. Potanthus mingo ajax ♂ Un. Potanthus mingo ajax ♂ Up. Potanthus mingo ajax ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Potanthus mingo ajax ♂ Up. Potanthus mingo ajax ♂ Un. Potanthus mingo ajax ♂ Up. Potanthus mingo ajax ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Nan, Thailand.
Potanthus mingo ajax ♂ Up. Potanthus mingo ajax ♂ Un. Potanthus mingo ajax ♂ Up. Potanthus mingo ajax ♂ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♂, Phrae, Thailand.
Potanthus mingo ajax ♂ genitalia Potanthus mingo ajax ♂ genitalia
♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Padraona nitida ajax Evans, 1932
OD : Ident. Indian Butts. (2nd ed.) : 404.
TL : Karens. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Assam, Myanmar (to Mergui),
Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, W.Malaysia.
Potanthus mingo ajax map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Padraona nitida ; Godfrey,1930 : 383. (Bangkok)
Potanthus mingo ajax ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 88. (Lampang: Koon Tarn)
Potanthus mingo ajax ; Evans,1949 : 384. (Siam)
Potanthus mingo ajax ; Pinratana,1985 : 101, pl.35, fig.225,♂. (Chiang Mai)
Potanthus mingo ajax ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 13, fig.28,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Ban Gok Tum)
Potanthus mingo ajax ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 64, fig.27,♀. (Umphang)
'Potanthus mingo ajax ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 828, pl.380, figs.264,♂(Malaysia),♂(Malaysia,Un).'
Potanthus parvus [sic] parvus [sic] ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 830, pl.381, figs.270,♂(right),♂(right, Un). (Chiang Mai)
Potanthus mingo ajax ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 96, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Sai Yok Noi; Kaper WF; Ranong Hot Spring; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
'Potanthus mingo ajax ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 890, pl.411, figs.H261,♂(Malaysia),♂(Malaysia,Un).'
'Potanthus mingo ajax ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 125-126, figs.Abb.H-255-257. (Phang Nga)'

[ LAOS ]
Potanthus mingo ajax ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 83, pl.115, figs.B11,♂,B12,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng)
Potanthus mingo ajax ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 225, pl.142, fig.♂. (Phatong)
Potanthus mingo ajax ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 60.
Potanthus mingo ajax ; Onodera,2022 : 120, pl.257, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phongsali: Muang Mai; Xaisomboun: Nam Phang)

[ VIETNAM ]
Potanthus mingo ajax ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 174. (Muong Nhe; Ba Be; Cuc Phuong; Vu Quang)
Potanthus mingo ajax ; Ikeda et al.,2001b : 66, figs.4:10,♂,11,♂(Un),5:35(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Potanthus mingo ajax ; Luong et al.,2004 : 15, 90, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Potanthus mingo ajax ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 83. (N / C)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 14♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 17♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Xaisomboun : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Vientiane : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 30 - 1600m). Males are territorial on shrubs or undergrowth.

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.


Potanthus mingo ajax ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2018.05.31 - 2023.10.31.

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