Athyma matanga

Athyma matanga (Fruhstorfer, 1905)


♂, 2022.07.30. Yala, Thailand.

ON : Pantoporia abiasa matanga Fruhstorfer, 1905
OD : Soc. ent. 20(7):50.
TL : 'Berg Matang; Pontianak; Kina-Balu, [Borneo]'.

Distribution : P.Thailand (Nakhon Si Thammarat and Southward), W.Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo.

Synonym

Pantoporia ranga malaya Pendlebury, 1933 : J. Fed. Malay St. Mus. 17(2):395-396. TL. 'Khao Luang, "Nakon Sri Thamarat, Peninsular Siam" [Nakhon Si Thammarat, P.Thailand]; Bukit Kutu, Selangor; Rhododendron Hill, Cameron Highlands, Pahang; Gunong Terbakar, [W. Malaysia]'.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Pantoporia abiasa clerica ; Pendlebury,1923 : 39. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang)
Pantoporia abiasa clerica ; Godfrey,1930 : 285. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang)
Pantoporia abiasa clerica ; Godfrey,1932a : 269. (P)
'Athyma ranga malaya ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 62, pl.20, fig.110b♂. (no loc.)'
Athyma ranga malaya ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 410, pl.179, figs.N114b♂,♂(Un). ('Ranong')
Athyma ranga malaya ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 420, pl.183, figs.N280,♂,♂(Un). ('Ranong')
Athyma matanga malaya ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 86. (by literature)
Athyma matanga ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2021- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.06.14)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : 2♂ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).
Betong dist : 2019.09.03. 1♂ S.Atdhabhan (photo) ; 2022.07.30. 1♂ S.Atdhabhan (YI)

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Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at moderate elevations.
Pendlabury (1923) recorded "Pantoporia abiasa clerica" (Athyma clerica) from the summit of Khao Luang, Nakhon Si Thammarat. Later, in 1933, he corrected it to "Pantoporia ranga malaya" (Athyma matanga).
Ek-Amnuay ([2007],2012) recorded it from 'Ranong', but this is rather doubtful and reconfirmation by reliable specimens is needed.

Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1905 : Neue Rhopaloceren aus Borneo.
Soc. ent. 20(7):49-50. (1.Jul.1905)

Pendlebury, H.M.,1933 : Notes and new Records of Butterflies from the Malay Peninsula.
J. Fed. Malay St. Mus. 17(2):377-401.

Tsukada, E.,1985 : Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands. IV Nymphalidae (1).
Plapac Co., Ltd. 558 pp. 158.col.pls.

Eliot, J.N. & Kirton, L.G.,2000 : Revisional notes and nomenclatural changes of some Peninsular Malaysian butterflies.
Malay. nat. J. 54(2):131-145.

Eliot, J.N.,2006 : Updating The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
Malay. nat. J. 59(1):1-49.


♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2020.10.31 - 2024.08.31.