Athyma zeroca ssp.  

Athyma zeroca ssp. ♂ Up. Athyma zeroca ssp. ♂ Un. Athyma zeroca ssp. ♀ Up. Athyma zeroca ssp. ♀ Un.
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Athyma zeroca ssp. ♂ Up. Athyma zeroca ssp. ♂ Un. Athyma zeroca ssp. ♀ Up. Athyma zeroca ssp. ♀ Un.
♂ (dsf), Tak, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Tak, Thailand.
Athyma zeroca ssp. ♂ Up. Athyma zeroca ssp. ♂ Un. Athyma zeroca ssp. ♀ Up. Athyma zeroca ssp. ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Nan, Thailand.
Athyma zeroca ssp. ♂ Up. Athyma zeroca ssp. ♂ Un. Athyma zeroca ssp. ♂ Up. Athyma zeroca ssp. ♂ Un.
♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. ♂ (dsf), Nan, Thailand.

ON : Athyma zeroca ssp.
OD :
TL :
Distribution : Myanmar (Karen Hills), Thailand, S.Yunnan.
● ssp.galaesus
ssp.meinippus
ssp.
Athyma zeroca ssp. map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Pantoporia zeroca galaesus ; Godfrey,1916 : 129. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Pantoporia zeroca galaesus ; Godfrey,1927 : 124. (N)
Pantoporia zeroca galaesus ; Godfrey,1930 : 286. (Muak Lek; Pak Jong)
Athyma zeroca zeroca ; Pinratana,1979 : 58, figs.N014a♂,♀. (Chaiyaphum; Loei)
Athyma zeroca galaesus ; Pinratana,1979 : 58. (Chaiyaphum; Loei)
Athyma zeroca galaesus ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 60, pl.38, figs.106,♂,♂(Un). (Chaiyaphum; Phisanulok) (in part)
Athyma zeroca galaesus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 406, pl.177, figs.N110,♂,♂(Un),♂(dsf),♀. ('Khao Yai' [loc.err.])
Athyma zeroca galaesus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 416, pl.181, fig.N275,♂,♂(Un),♂(dsf),♀. (Nan) (in part)
Athyma zeroca galaesus ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 88, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Ankhaan; Doi Suthep; Thung Saleng Luang; Phu Khiewo; Doi Montha)
Athyma zeroca ssp. ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2024- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Nan; Kamphaeng Phet; Phetchabun) (accessed: 2024.05.01)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 4♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Rai : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 14♂ 1♀ (incl. photo & photo by K.Saito).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 9♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Uttaradit : 3♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Tak : 9♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 4♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chaiyaphum : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchaburi : 1♂ (photo by T.Aoyama).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 500 - 1300m).
The populations from S. Yunnan, Myanmar (Karen Hills) to northern to north-central Thailand have been treated as ssp.galaesus. However, as noted on the ssp.galaesus page, this seems to be a distinct and unnamed subspecies. Both sexes are smaller than the nominotypical subspecies and ssp.meinippus. In the dry season form males, the subapical white spots are distinct, large and developed, and the median band tends to be wider. The females are only known to have a greyish-white banded form.


Literature

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

Lang, S. Y.,2012 : The Nymphalidae of China (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera), Part I. Libytheinae, Danainae, Calinaginae, Morphinae, Heliconiinae, Nymphalinae, Charaxinae, Apaturinae, Cyrestinae, Biblidinae, Limenitinae.
Tshikolovets. Czech Rep. 456 pp, 32 col + 41 b/w pls, distribution maps.


Athyma zeroca ssp. ♂ Athyma zeroca ssp. ♂
♂ (dsf), Tak, Thailand.
Athyma zeroca ssp. ♂ Athyma zeroca ssp. ♂
♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. ♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
Athyma zeroca ssp. ♂ Athyma zeroca ssp. ♂
♂, Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul) ♂ (dsf, territorial behavior), Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Athyma zeroca ssp. ♂ Athyma zeroca ssp. ♀
♂ (dsf), Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama) ♀ (dsf), Nan, Thailand.

2024.04.30 - 2024.05.31.

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