Parnara apostata apostata

Parnara apostata apostata (Snellen, 1886)


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

♂, Yala, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

♂ genitalia, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Pamphila apostata Snellen, 1886
OD : Midden-Sumatra, 4(8):27.
TL : Sumatra. (♂)

Distribution : Myanmar (Ataran ; Tavoy), Thailand,
Laos, S.Vietnam, W.Malaysia, Sumatra, Nias, Banka,
Batoe, Java, Bali.

	● ssp.apostata
	● ssp.hulsei

Synonyms

Hesperia haga Plötz, 1886 : Stett. ent. Ztg. 47(1-3):96. TL. Java. (♂)
Hesperia sifa Plötz, 1886 : Stett. ent. Ztg. 47(1-3):96. TL. Java. (♂)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Parnara naso bada ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 834, pl.383, figs.H280, ♀,♀(Un). (in part)
'Parnara apostata ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.11.13)'
Parnara ganga ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 101, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Chiang Dao; Ka Chong; Tarutao Is.)
Parnara apostata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 898, pl.415, figs.H278,♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Parnara apostata ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 131, figs.Abb.H-275-276. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Parnara apostata apostata ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 225, pl.143, fig.♂. (Vientiane)
Parnara apostata apostata ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 60.
Parnara apostata apostata apostata ; Onodera,2022 : 123, pl.260, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Khammouan: Ban Lao)

[ VIETNAM ]
'Parnara apostata ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2003 : 130. (S: Cat Tien; Can Tho)'

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 3♂ 2♀.

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

Chiang Mai : 2♂ 2♀.

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

Nan : 1♂ 1♀.

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

[ LAOS ]
Sekong : 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in secondary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 1200m). Both sexes visit flowers.
Devyatkin & Monastyrskii (2003:130) recorded this taxon from S.Vietnam and noted that it is closer to this taxon than ssp.hulsei. Further taxonomic and distributional study is needed.

Literature

Snellen, P.C.T.,[1880]-[1892] : Natuurlijke Historie. Achtse afdeeling. Lepidoptera door P. C. T. Snellen, met eene inleiding door Joh. F. Snelleman.
Midden-Sumatra. 4(8):1-84,[1880], pl.1-2,[1885], : 85-92, pl.3-5 ([1892]).

Plötz, C.,1886 : Nachtrag und Berichtigungen zu den Hesperiinen.
Stettin ent. Ztg. 47(1-3):83-117.

Chiba, H. & Eliot, J.N.,1991 : A revision of the genus Parnara Moore (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) with special reference to the Asian species
Tyô to Ga 42(3):179-194.

Devyatkin, A.L.,2009 : Taxonomic studies on Orientali Hesperiidae, 3. - A key to the continental species of Parnara Moore, 1881, based on the ♀ genitalia (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae)
Atalanta 40(3/4):503-506.

♂, Nan, Thailand.

2018.07.31 - 2024.06.30.