Athyma kanwa kanwa
Moore, 1858
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Satun, Thailand. |
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♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. |
♀, Ranong, Thailand. |
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Athyma kanwa Moore, 1858
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858(26):17, pl.51, fig.2.
TL : Borneo.
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), W.Malaysia, Langkawi, Singapore, Borneo, Pulau Laut, Sumatra, Bilitung, Bangka.
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● ssp.phorkys |
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● ssp.supati |
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● ssp.lamdongensis |
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● ssp.kanwa |
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Synonym
Pantoporia kanwa zynara Fruhstorfer, 1912 : in Seitz, Grossschmett Erde 9 : 628. TL. Sumatra.
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Pantoporia kanwa kanwa ; Pendlebury,1923 : 39. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang)
Pantoporia kanwa kanwa ; Godfrey,1930 : 284. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang)
Pantoporia kanwa kanwa ; Godfrey,1932a : 269. (P)
Athyma kanwa kanwa ; Pinratana,1979 : 56, figs.N98,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Athyma kanwa kanwa ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 59, pl.37, figs.102,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong; Trang; Satun; Yala)
Athyma kanwa kanwa ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.25 ; accessed: 2024.05.11)
Athyma kanwa kanwa ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 404, pl.176, figs.N106,♂,♂(Un). (Nakhon Si Thammarat)
Athyma kanwa kanwa ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.[♀],[♀](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2020.09.24)
Athyma kanwa kanwa ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 414, pl.180, figs.N271b,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong; Nakhon Si Thammarat)
Athyma kanwa kanwa ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.06.14)
Athyma kanwa kanwa ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 86, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Athyma kanwa kanwa ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 57, fig.Abb.N-319. (Phang Nga) (in part)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 2♂ 7♀.
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Surat Thani (incl.Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 3♂ (incl. photo).
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Trang : 1♀.
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Satun : 2♀.
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Yala : 2♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
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Notes
The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 100 - 900m).
Males are territorial on shrubs.
Literature
Moore, F.,1858 : Monograph of the Asiatic Species of Neptis and Athyma, two genera of Diurnal Lepidoptera belonging to the Family Nymphalidae.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858(26):3-20, Annulosa pls. 49-51.
Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
617-632. (15.Oct.1912)
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♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand. |
♂ (territorial behavior), Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
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♀, ♀ (laying egg), Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand. |
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