Parthenos sylvia lilacinus

Parthenos sylvia lilacinus Butler, 1879


♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Parthenos lilacinus Butler, 1879
OD : Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8):544.
TL : Malacca ; Penang, [W.Malaysia].

Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Pemanggil, {Singapore}.

	● ssp.sylla
	● ssp.lilacinus

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Parthenos sylvia lilacinus ; Pendlebury,1923 : 40. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Tai Sai River; Khao Ram; Khao Luang; Lan Saka)
Parthenos sylvia lilacinus ; Godfrey,1930 : 288. (Bangnara; Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Parthenos sylvia lilacinus ; Godfrey,1932a : 269. (P)
Parthenos sylvia lilacinus ; Pinratana,1979 : 65, fig.N114b♂. (Ranong; Yala)
Parthenos sylvia lilacinus ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 68, pl.42, fig.121b♂. (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Parthenos sylvia lilacinu ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.27 ; accessed: 2024.05.11)
Parthenos sylvia lilacinus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 418, pl.183, figs.N126b♂,♂(Un). (Krabi)
Parthenos sylvia lilacinus ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2020.09.24)
Parthenos sylvia lilacinus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 428, pl.187, figs.N292b♂,♂(Un). (Krabi)
Parthenos sylla lilacinus ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 96, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phang Nga; Ban Tung Tong; Kao Luang; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Parthenos sylvia lilacinus ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 60, figs.Abb.N-061,335-340. (Phang Nga)
Parthenos sylvia lilacinus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2024- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2024.05.13)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♂ 1♀.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Nakhon Sri Thammarat : 1♂.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Satun : 4♂.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Yala : 3♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 800m). Both sexes visit flowers and males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Literature

Butler, A.G.,1879 : The Butterflies of Malacca.
Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8):533-568, pls.68,69.


♂, Yala, Thailand.	♂, Yala, Thailand.

♂, Yala, Thailand.

2007.03.20 - 2024.08.31.