Athyma ranga obsolescens
(Fruhstorfer, 1906)
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♂, Lam Dang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
♀, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
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♂, Lam Dang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
♀, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
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♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
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♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. |
ON :
Pantoporia ranga obsolescens Fruhstorfer, 1906
OD : Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 56(6/7):410-411.
TL : Chiem Hoa, "Tonkin" [N. Vietnam] ; "Siam" [Thailand].
Distribution : SE. Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam.
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Athyma ranga obsolescens ; Pinratana,1979 : 56. (Chanthaburi) (in part)
Athyma ranga ranga ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 61. (Chanthaburi) (in part)
Athyma ranga obsolescens ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Sa Kaeo; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2023.06.14)
Athyma ranga ranga ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 90, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Kao Soi Dao) (in part)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Athyma ranga obsolescens ; Kosterin,2020 : 327, figs.46,♂,47,♂. (Siem Reap)
Athyma ranga obsolescens ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 118. (Koh Kong; Siem Reap; Stueng Treng)
[ VIETNAM ]
Pantoporia ranga obsolescens ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 629. (Tonkin: Chiem Hoa)
Pantoporia obsolescens ; Vitalis,1919 : 230. (Tonkin)
Pantoporia ranga f. obsolescens ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 41. (Tonkin)
Pantoporia ranga ; Lemée,1950 : 14. (Hagiang)
Pantoporia ranga obsolescens ; Metaye,1957 : 96. (N)
Athyma ranga obsolescens ; Ikeda et al.,2000 : 36, figs.5:15,♂,16,♂(Un), fig.9:32(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Athyma ranga ; Luong et al.,2004 : 7, 65, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Athyma ranga ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 41. (Thua Thien Hue: Bach Ma)
Athyma ranga obsolescens ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 26, figs.N-73,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Gung Re; Madagui; Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Athyma ranga obsolescens ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 35. (N / C / S)
Athyma ranga obsolescens ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):34-35, pl.38, figs.1a♂,1b♂,1c♂(Un). (N: Ba Be; Van Ban; Tam Dao; Cuc Phuong / C: Pu Hoat; Pu Mat; Huong Son; Vu Quang; Phong Nha-Ke Bang; Bach Ma; Ngoc Linh; Kon Plong; Ba To; Chu Yang Sin; Bu Gia Map; Krong Trai; Bao Lam / S: Cat Tien; Nghia Trung; Lo Go Xa Mat)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Sa Kaeo : 2♂ (incl. photo).
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Chanthaburi : 7♂ 1♀.
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Trat : 1♀.
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[ VIETNAM ]
Vinh Phuc : 1♀.
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Lam Dong : 4♂ 1♀.
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Notes
The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 600m).
Males are territorial on shrubs.
The species is highly variable with individual and seasonal variation, which seems to be more pronounced than geographic variation.
Further taxonomic study is needed.
Literature
Fruhstorfer, H.,1906 : Historisches und Morphologisches uber das Genus Athyma und dessen Verwandte.
Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 56(6/7):384-434, 8 figs. (19.Oct.1906)
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♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. |
♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. |
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♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. |
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.
