Athyma kanwa phorkys (Fruhstorfer, 1912)

Athyma kanwa phorkys ♂ Up. Athyma kanwa phorkys ♂ Un. Athyma kanwa phorkys ♀ Up. Athyma kanwa phorkys ♀ Un.
♂ (ds), Nan, Thailand. ♀ (ds), Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
Athyma kanwa phorkys ♂ Up. Athyma kanwa phorkys ♂ Un. Athyma kanwa phorkys ♀ Up. Athyma kanwa phorkys ♀ Un.
♂ (ds), Tak, Thailand. ♀ (ds), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Athyma kanwa phorkys ♂ Up. Athyma kanwa phorkys ♂ Un. Athyma kanwa phorkys ♂ Up. Athyma kanwa phorkys ♂ Un.
♂ (ws), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Pantoporia kanwa phorkys Fruhstorfer, 1912
OD : in Seitz, Grossschmett Erde 9:628.
TL : Assam, [India] ; Ober-birma ; Tavoy ; Karen-Hills, [Myanmar].
Distribution : India (Assam) to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
N. to C. Vietnam.
● ssp.phorkys
ssp.supati
ssp.lamdongensis
ssp.kanwa
Athyma kanwa phorkys Map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Athyma kanwa phorkys ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 70, fig.161,♂. (Umphang)
Athyma kanwa phorkys ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 414, pl.180, fig.N271a♀. (Doi Suthep)
Athyma kanwa phorkys ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 86, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Nam Nao; Doi Montha)

[ LAOS ]
Pantoporia kanwa f. phorkys ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 41. (Laos)
Athyma kanwa phorkys ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 58, pl.61, figs.7,♂,8♂(Un). (Vang Vieng)
Athyma kanwa phorkys ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 206, pl.58, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Boung Kuang)
Athyma kanwa phorkys ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 42. (Thakhek)
Athyma kanwa phorkys ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 45.
Athyma kanwa phorkys ; Onodera,2022 : 38, pl.116, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Phon Si)

[ VIETNAM ]
Athyma kanwa ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 41. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Phong Dien)
Athyma kanwa phorkys ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 35. (N / C) (in part)
Athyma kanwa phorkys ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):24-25, pl.36, figs.1a♂,1b♀,1c♀(Un). (N: Dong Phuc / C: Pu Mat; Huong Son; Vu Quang; Phong Dien; Dakrong; A Luoi; Nam Dong; Bach Ma; Ba To) (in part)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 13♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 1♂ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Thua Thien Hue : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 400 - 1000m). Males are territorial on shurubs.
The populations from C. Laos and CN. Vietnam appear to be slightly approaching ssp.supati. It may be a transition zone for both subspecies. Further research is needed.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
617-632. (15.Oct.1912)


Athyma kanwa phorkys ♂ Athyma kanwa phorkys ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)
Athyma kanwa phorkys ♂ Athyma kanwa phorkys ♂
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2006.03.10 - 2024.02.29.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.