Caltoris tenuis

Caltoris tenuis (Evans, 1932)


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

♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Baoris cahira tenuis Evans, 1932
OD : Ident. Indian Butts. (2nd ed.) : 413.
TL : 'Ataran, [Mon State, Myanmar]; Tavoy [Dawei, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar]' [Ataran, Mon State, Myanmar]. (NHML)

Distribution : Myanmar (Mon State to Dawei), Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Type Material Information

♂, Type, Ataran, Burma. (NHML) ; Huang,2011 : figs.7,♂, 8,♂(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Baoris tenuis tenuis ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 93. (Lampang)
Caltoris tenuis ; Pinratana,1985 : 113, pl.38, figs.262,♂,♀. (Chiang Mai)
Caltoris tenuis ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 251, fig.33,♂. (Mukdahan: Phu Mu)
Caltoris tenuis ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 15. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Hin Dang; Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Ban Gok Tum)
Caltoris tenuis ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 64, fig.34,♀. (Umphang: Tha Sai; Umphang)
Caltoris tenuis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 842, pl.387, figs.H302,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Caltoris tenuis ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 107, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Phu Khiewo; Sai York Noi)
Caltoris tenuis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 908, pl.419, figs.H299,♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)

[ LAOS ]
Caltoris tenuis ; Masui & Uehara,1997 : 6, 5, fig.27,♂,♂(Un). (Louang Phabang)
Caltoris tenuis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 225, pl.143, fig.♂. (Luang Phrabang)
Caltoris tenuis ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 49. (Namdhua)
Caltoris tenuis ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 60.

[ VIETNAM ]
Caltoris tenuis ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2002 : 152. (Kon Ka Kinh)
Caltoris tenuis ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b : 17, fig.H-125,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Caltoris tenuis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 85. (C: Gia Lai)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂.

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

Chiang Mai : 9♂ 4♀.

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

Chaiyaphum : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).

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

Kanchanaburi : 2♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 550 - 1000m). Both sexes visit flowers.

Literature

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

Evans, W.H.,1949 : A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History).
i-xix+1-502, pls.1-35. London.

Huang, H.,2011 : Notes on the genera Caltoris Swinhoe, 1893 and Baoris Moore, [1881] from China (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae).
Atalanta 42(1-4):201-220.


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

♀ + ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2018.08.31 - 2025.01.31.