Athyma kanwa kanwa Moore, 1858

Athyma kanwa kanwa ♂ Up. Athyma kanwa kanwa ♂ Un. Athyma kanwa kanwa ♀ Up. Athyma kanwa kanwa ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Satun, Thailand.
Athyma kanwa kanwa ♂ Up. Athyma kanwa kanwa ♂ Un. Athyma kanwa kanwa ♀ Up. Athyma kanwa kanwa ♀ Un.
♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : 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.
● ssp.phorkys
ssp.supati
ssp.lamdongensis
ssp.kanwa
Athyma kanwa kanwa Map

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♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani (incl.Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 3♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trang : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 2♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


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)


Athyma kanwa kanwa ♂ Athyma kanwa kanwa ♂
♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand. ♂ (territorial behavior), Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
Athyma kanwa kanwa ♂ Athyma kanwa kanwa ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
Athyma kanwa kanwa ♀ Athyma kanwa kanwa ♀
♀, ♀ (laying egg), Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.

2006.03.10 - 2024.05.31.

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