Poritia erycinoides elsiei  Evans, 1925

Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♂ Up. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♂ Un. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀ Up. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♂ Up. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♂ Un. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀ Up. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♂ Up. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♂ Un. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀ Up. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♂ Up. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♂ Un. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀ Up. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano) ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♂ Up. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♂ Un. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀ Up. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀ Un.
♂, Phong Saly, Laos. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀ Up. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀ Un. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀ Up. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀ Un.
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Nan, Thailand.
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀ Up. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀ Un. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀ Up. Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀ Un.
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Poritia erycinoides elsiei Evans, 1925
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(2):334.
TL : Assam to N.Shan States.
Distribution : Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Yunnan.
● ssp.elsiei
ssp.phraatica
ssp.miuramasatsunei
Poritia erycinoides elsiei map

Synonym

Poritia krishna Riley & Tams, 1923 : Zool. Rec. 60(1923)(Ins.):226. (ISS)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Poritia erycinoides phraatica ; Godfrey,1930 : 310. (Prae: Me Song forest; W: Raheng)
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 78. (Lampang: Me Serm; Me Htam forest)
Poritia hewitsoni ampsaga ; Shirôzu & Saigusa,1962 : 46-47, pl.4, figs.29,♂,30.♂(Un), Textfig.17,♂genitalia. (Doi Inthanon)
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ; Pinratana,1981 : 19, 156, pl.2, figs.4,♂,5.♀. (Chiang Mai; Loei)
Poritia erycinoides phraatica ; Pinratana,1981 : 19, 156. (Chiang Mai)
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ; Kimura,1998 : 31, 37, figs.11,♂(Up),12,♂(Un),13.♀(Up),14,♀(Un). (Doi Phui; Doi Suthep)
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 524, pl.236, figs.L3a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Doi Phu Kha)
Poritia hewitsoni hewitsoni ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.238, figs.L10a,♂(center),♂(center,Un),♀(center),♀(center,Un) (in part).
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 536, pl.241, figs.L28a♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Doi Phu Kha)
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 28, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Phui; Doi Suthep)
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs, Early Stages. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2021.07.01)

[ LAOS ]
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 214, pl.106, figs.♂,♀. (Luang Phrabang; Xiang Khouang)
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 50.
Poritia erycinoides trishna ; Onodera,2022 : 71, pl.203, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Luang Phabang: Chamlong; Marphouk)

[ CAMBODIA ]
'Poritia cf. erycinoides elsiei ; Kosterin,2019 : 91, fig.9. (Koh Kong)'
Poritia cf. hewitsoni ; Kosterin,2019b : 27, figs.8,♂(Un),9,♂. (Mondulkiri)
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 120. (Mondulkiri)

[ VIETNAM ]
Poritia erycinoides ; Metaye,1957 : 89. (C)
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ; Luong et al.,2004 : 8, 74, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Poritia erycinoides ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 42. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Huong Thuy)
Poritia erycinoides phraatica ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,[2007] : 48, figs.L1-1,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,[2007] : 49, figs.L1-2,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Gung Re)
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 47. (N / C)
Poritia erycinoides phraatica ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 47. (S)
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 41. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 4♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 14♂ 15♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Loei : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 1☿ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chaiyaphum : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Kanchanaburi : 1♀ (photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Xiang Khouang : 2♂ 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Luang Prabang : 2♂ 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phong Saly : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Bolikhamxai : 2♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forest at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 400 - 1500m). Males are territorial on trees or shrubs.
Females are polymorphic and very variable. Corbet,1940 mentioned the type locality of ssp.elsiei as Mergui, S.Myanmar. However, judging from the original description, it is more likely to be Assam to N.Shan States as described by Evans.


Literature

Evans, W.H.,1925 : The Identification of Indian Butterflies. Part VI.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(2):322- 351, 2 pls.

Corbet, A.S.,1940 : A revision of the Malayan species of Poritiinae. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 90(11):337-350, pl.1.


Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♂ Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♂ Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♂ Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♂ Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Phetchabun, Thailand.
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♂ Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♂+♀ Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♀+♂
♂ + ♀ (mating), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀ + ♂ (mating), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♂ Poritia erycinoides elsiei ♂
♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. ♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.05.12 - 2024.02.29.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.