Pseudoborbo bevani  (Moore, 1878)

Pseudoborbo bevani ♂ Up. Pseudoborbo bevani ♂ Un. Pseudoborbo bevani ♀ Up. Pseudoborbo bevani ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Pseudoborbo bevani ♂ Up. Pseudoborbo bevani ♂ Un. Pseudoborbo bevani ♀ Up. Pseudoborbo bevani ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Nan, Thailand.
Pseudoborbo bevani ♂ Up. Pseudoborbo bevani ♂ Un. Pseudoborbo bevani ♂ Up. Pseudoborbo bevani ♂ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♂ Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Hesperia bevani Moore, 1878
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(3):688.
TL : Salween, Moulmein. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Kashmir, India, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam,
Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, China,
Taiwan, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Ceram, N.Queensland.
Pseudoborbo bevani map

Synonyms

Isoteinon modesta Moore, 1884 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4):534. TL. Coonoor, Nilgiris. (♀, NHML)
Hesperia vaika Plötz, 1886 : Stett. ent. Ztg. 47:96. TL. Indien. (♂)
Pamphila sarus Mabille, 1891 : C. R. Soc. ent. Belg. 35:clxxxi. TL. Chaata. (♂)
Parnara thyone Leech, 1894 : Butts. China Japan Corea : 610, pl.42, fig.4,♂. TL. Kiu Kiang. (♂, NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Baoris bevani ; Godfrey,1930 : 387. (Chiang Rai)
Borbo bevani ; Evans,1949 : 438. (P)
Borbo bevani ; Pinratana,1985 : 107, pl.37, fig.244,♂. (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Nayok; Bangkok)
Borbo bevani ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 834, pl.384, figs.H284,♂,♂(Un). (Bangkok)
Borbo bevani ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 101, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Ka Chong)
Borbo bevani ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 900, pl.415, figs.H281,♂,♂(Un). (Bangkok)
Borbo bevani ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 132, fig.Abb.H-279. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Pseudoborbo berani [sic] ; Masui & Uehara,1994 : 7, figs.55,♂,♂(Un),56,♀,♀(Un). (Xiang Khouang)
Pseudoborbo bevani ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 225, pl.143, fig.♂. (Xiang Khouang)
Pseudoborbo bevani ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 60.
Pseudoborbo bevani ; Onodera,2022 : 123, pl.260, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Luang Phabang: Phou Khoun)

[ VIETNAM ]
Parnara bewani [sic] ; Metaye,1957 : 79.
Borbo bevani ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 177. (Muong Nhe)
Pseudoborbo bevani ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2003 : 130. (S: Dalat)
Pseudoborbo bevani ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b : 17, fig.H-115,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Madagui)
Pseudoborbo bevani ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 84. (N / C: to Lam Dong)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 3♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 11♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 10♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Loei : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 150 - 1400m). Both sexes visit flowers.


Literature

Moore, F.,1878 : Descriptions of new Asiatic Hesperidae.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(3):686-695, pl.45.

Moore, F.,1884 : Descriptions of new Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4):521-535, pls.48-49.

Plötz, C.,1886 : Nachtrag und Berichtigungen zu den Hesperiinen.
Stett. ent. Ztg. 47:83-117.

Mabille, P.,1891 : Description d'Hesperides nouvelles. Premitere Partie, Deuxieme Partie, Troisieme Partie.
C. R. Soc. ent. Belg. 35:lix-lxxxviii, cvi-cxxi, clxviii-clxxxvii.

Leech, J.H.,1892-1894 : Butterflies from China, Japan and Corea.
London. Priv. Publ. 6 parts.


Pseudoborbo bevani ♂ Pseudoborbo bevani ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Pseudoborbo bevani ♂ Pseudoborbo bevani ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

2018.07.31 - 2023.11.30.

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