Pelopidas assamensis
(Wood-Mason & Nicéville, 1882)
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Nan, Thailand. |
♀, Nan, Thailand. |
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Tak, Thailand. |
ON :
Parnara assamensis Wood-Mason & Nicéville, 1882
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 51(2/3):65-66.
TL : Sikkim.
Distribution : Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, W.Malaysia, Singapore.
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Synonym
Hesperia alice Plötz, 1883 : Stett. ent. Ztg. 44(1-3):45. TL. 'Mergui [Myeik, Myanmar]; Philippinen'.
Type Materials Information
assamensis ;
Types 1♂, 11.Jul.1881. Cacjar. Assam, 1♀, Shilong. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 45-46, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un).
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Baoris assamensis ; Godfrey,1932b : 331. (Chiang Mai: Doi Angka)
Pelopidas assamensis ; Evans,1949 : 443. (P)
Pelopidas assamensis ; Pinratana,1985 : 109, pl.37, fig.248,♀. (Chiang Mai; Lamphun; Tak; Chanthaburi)
Pelopidas assamensis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 836, pl.385, figs.H288,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Pelopidas assamensis ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 103, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Inthanon; Kratchin WF; Doi Musso)
Pelopidas assamensis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 902, pl.417, figs.H285,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Pelopidas assamensis ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 133-134, figs.Abb.H-289-290. (Phang Nga)
Pelopidas assamensis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig., Early Stages. (Sa Kaeo) (accessed: 2022.11.13)
[ LAOS ]
Pelopidas assamensis ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 85, col.pl.16, fig.♂ ; pl.117, figs.B5,♂,B6,♂(Un). (Nam Moh; Tha Ngone)
Pelopidas assamensis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 225, pl.143, fig.♂. (Oudomxay)
Pelopidas assamensis ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 60.
Pelopidas assamensis ; Onodera,2022 : 124, pl.261, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Oudomxai; Phongsali: near Aya)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Pelopidas assamensis ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 126, fig.9E. (Koh Kong)
[ VIETNAM ]
Pelopidas assamensis ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 178. (Tam Dao; Ba Be; Bach Ma)
Pelopidas assamensis ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 46. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Bach Ma)
Pelopidas assamensis ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b : 17, figs.H-119,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Gung Re)
Pelopidas assamensis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 84. (N / C: to Lam Dong)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 3♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
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Chiang Mai : 5♂ 2♀ (incl. photo & photo by A.Giudici).
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Nan : 5♂ 2♀.
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Tak : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
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Ranong : 3♂.
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Yala : 1♂.
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Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 1400m).
Both sexes visit flowers.
Males are territorial on shrubs, and come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Literature
Nicéville, L.,de,1882 : Second List of Butterflies taken in Sikkim in October,1882, with notes on habits, &c.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 51(2/3):54-66.
Plötz, C.,1883 : Die Hesperiinen-Gattung Hesperia Aut. und ihre Arten.
Stett. ent. Ztg. 44(1-3):26-64 ; 44(4-6):195-233.
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. |
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