Poritia philota philota

Poritia philota philota Hewitson, 1874


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

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

ON : Poritia philota Hewitson, 1874
OD : Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 22(3):346.
TL : Sumatra.

Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
W.Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Belitung, Siberut.

Synonyms

Poritia philota nicias Fruhstorfer, 1917 : Soc. ent. 32(10):39. TL. N.Borneo.
Poritia philota ♂var. penumbrata Morell, 1957 : Malay Nat. J. 11(4):100. TL. Nee Soon, Singapore. (♂)
Poritia philota philota ♀f. lugubris Eliot, 1957 : Entomologist 90:73. TL. Singapore. (♀, NHML)
Poritia philota philota ♀f. ornata Eliot, 1957 : Entomologist 90:73. TL. N.E.Sumatra. (♀, NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Poritia philota philota ; Pinratana,1981 : 19, 156, pl.4, fig.1,♀(Un) ; pl.30, figs.13,♂,14,♀. (Phangna; Ranong; Trang; Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Poritia philota philota ; Kimura,1998 : 30-31, 37, figs.5,♂(Up),6,♂(Un),7,♂(Up),8,♂(Un),9,♀(Up),10,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Than To)
Poritia philota philota ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 524, pl.236, figs.L2,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Shone; Than To)
Poritia philota philota ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 536, pl.241, figs.L27,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To; Muang Shone)
Poritia philota philota ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 28, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Kam Puan; Than To WF.)
Poritia philota philota ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2023.04.22)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 3♂.

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).

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

Yala : 2♂ 3♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabahan).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 450m).

Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1874 : Descriptions of new species of Lycaenidae from his own collection.
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 22(3):343-355.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1917 : Neue Poritia-Rassen.
Soc. ent. 32(10):39-40.

Morrell, R.,1957 : Miscellaneous notes on Malayan Butterflies.
Malay Nat. J. 11(4):98-100.

Eliot, J.N.,1957 : Notes on the Genus Poritia Moore. (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae)
Entomologist 90(1126):70-74.


♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♀, Yala, Thailand.

1999.05.12 - 2023.05.31.