Poritia erycinoides phraatica

Poritia erycinoides phraatica Hewitson,[1878]


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

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

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

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂, Surat Thani, Thailand.


♀, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Surat Thani, Thailand.

ON : Poritia phraatica Hewitson,[1878]
OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1:214, 2:pl.88, fig.2♀.
TL : "Singapore" [Perak, Malaysia]
Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Poritia erycinoides phraatica ; Godfrey,1932a : 271. (Peninsula)
Poritia erycinoides phraatica ; Pinratana,1981 : 19, 156, pl.2, figs.2♂,3♀ ; pl.4, fig.2♂(Un). (Ranong / Yala)
Poritia erycinoides phraatica ; Seki,1986 : 11. (Ranong)
Poritia erycinoides phraatica ; Kimura,1998 : 31, 37-38, figs.15♂(Up),16♂(Un),17♀(Up),18♀(Un). (Than To)
Poritia erycinoides phraatica ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 524, pl.236, fig.L3b,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To / Ranong)
Poritia erycinoides phraatica ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 536, pl.241, fig.L28b,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To / Ranong)
Poritia erycinoides phraatica ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 28, fig.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(UN),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong Hot Spring / Khlong Naka / Muang Chone / Kao Luang / Than To WF.)
Poritia erycinoides phraatica ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 15♂ 3♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).

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

Surat Thani : 2♂ 1♀.

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

Phang-nga : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).

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

Yala : 1♂ 3♀ (incl.photo).

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

Notes
The butterfly is locally common in lowland forest.
Some female specimens from Ranong have an obscure orange marking and sparsely blue scales on the upperside of the forewing. It seems to be a variation of polymorphic.

Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,[1863]-[1878] : Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae.
London, van Vorst. x+229pp. and 14a-14h, Suppl. 1-47; pls. (108, numbered;)
1-85, 88-92, 3a,3b,3c, Suppl.I-VII, Ia, Ib, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, Va, Vb. In 8 parts.


♂, Ranong, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♂, Phang-nga, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

♀, Yala, Thailand.

1999.05.12 - 2018.11.30.