Tanaecia julii xiphiones

Tanaecia julii xiphiones (Butler, 1869)


♂, Tak, Thailand.		♀, Tak, Thailand.

♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.		♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

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

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

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.		♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

♂, Trang, Thailand.		♀, Trang, Thailand.

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

ON : Adolias xiphiones Butler, 1869
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1868(3):609, pl.45, fig.6,♂.
TL : "Moulmein" [Mawlamyine, Myanmar]. (NHML)

Distribution : S. Myanmar, W. & P. Thailand.

	● ssp.julii
	● ssp.duc
	● ssp.odilina
	● ssp.xiphiones
	● ssp.mansori

Synonym

Adolias parvata Moore, 1879 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(4):831, pl.52, fig.3,♀. TL. Meetan, [Tanintharyi, S. Myanmar]. (NHML)

Type Materials Information

xiphiones : ♂, Rh10145, Type (red), Moulmain. (NHML, photo examined)
parvata : ♀, Rh10146, Type (red), Meetan, 3000ft, Upper Tenasserim. (NHML, photo examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Euthalia julii julii ; Pendlebury,1923 : 40. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang)
Euthalia julii julii ; Godfrey,1930 : 289. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang)
Euthalia julii julii ; Godfrey,1932a : 269. (Ranong: Lam Lieng)
Tanaecia julii bougainvillei ; Pinratana,1979 : 68, figs.N118b♂,♀,♀(Un). (Chumphon; Ranong; Trang)
Tanaecia julii xiphiones ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 70, pl.45, figs.127b♂,♂,♀. (Kanchanaburi; Ranong; Trang; Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Songkhla) (in part)
Tanaecia julii xiphiones ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 422, pl.185, figs.N132c♂,♂(Un),♀. (Kanchanaburi)
Tanaecia julii bougainvillei ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 422, pl.185, figs.N132b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Songkhla)
Tanaecia julii mansori ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 432, pl.189, figs.N298b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Tanaecia julii xiphiones ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 432, pl.189, figs.N298c♂,♂(Un),♀(Un). (Kanchanaburi; Ranong; Phuket)
Tanaecia julii xiphiones ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Tanaecia julii xiphiones ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 98, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Sai York Noi; Erawan WF; Kam Puan; Muang Shone; Khlong Naka; Kao Luang; Ka Chong; Sonkhla; Than To WF.)
Tanaecia julii mansori ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 61-62, figs.Abb.N-353-362. (Phang Nga)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Tak : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Kanchanaburi : 3♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).

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

Phetchaburi : 2♂.

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

Ranong : 12♂ 10♀.

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

Phuket : 1♀.

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 4♂ 1♀.

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

Trang : 4♂ 2♀.

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

Pattani : 5♂.

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

Yala : 6♂ 3♀ (incl. photo and photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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

Narathiwat : 2♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forest at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 100 - 800m) and males are territorial on shrubs or undergrouwth.
Females of populations from the southern part of Tak, Kanchanaburi and Moulmein to Yala and W. Malaysia have extremely reduced white markings on the UpF. However, there are highly individual and seasonal variations in both sexes in this region, and it is not possible to clearly distinguish Malaysian ssp.bougainvillei. I tentatively follow the traditional classification here, however it is most likely ssp.bougainvillei would be a synonym of xiphiones. Further taxonomic study is needed.
Very interestingly, in Tak province of W. Thailand, ssp.odilina is found in the north, and ssp.xiphiones in the south. It seems to be a transition zone of both subspecies.

Literature

Butler, A. G.,1869 : A monographic Revision of the Lepidoptera hitherto included in the Genus Adolias, with Descriptions of new Genera and species.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1868(3):599-615, pl.45.

Moore, F.,1879 : A list of the lepidopterous insects collected by Mr.Ossian Limborg in upper Tenasserim,
with descriptions of new species.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(4):821-858, pls. 51-53.

Corbet, A. S.,1941 : Further revisional Notes on Malayan Rhopalocera
Entomologist 74(6):133-135.


♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.	♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

♀+♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.	♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

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

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

2006.12.30 - 2024.08.31.