Poritia karennia Evans, 1921

Poritia karennia ♂ Up. Poritia karennia ♂ Un. Poritia karennia ♂ Up. Poritia karennia ♂ Un.
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Poritia karennia Evans, 1921
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 28(1):36.
TL : Karen Hills, [Myanmar].
Distribution : Myanmar (Karen Hills - Dawna), Thailand.
Poritia karennia map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Poritia karennia ; Kimura,1998 : 32-33, 38, figs.31,♂(Up),32,♂(Un). (Chiang Dao)
Poritia karennia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 528. (Omkoi; Chiang Dao) (in part)
Poritia karennia ; Ek-Amnuay et al.,2007 : 4, fig.N8[L8],♂. (Ranong: Muang Shone)
Poritia karennia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 538, pl.242, figs.L38,♂,♂(Un). (Omkoi; Chiang Dao; Ranong)
Poritia karennia ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 30, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Doi Chiang Dao)
Poritia karennia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Ranong) (accessed: 2024.02.15)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 4♂ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 500 - 900m).
Some individuals that occur during the dry season have a obscure orange patch on the UpF. (see photo below)


Literature

Evans, W.H.,1921 : Notes on Indian butterflies; 29-39. [Part 6].
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 28(1):30-40.


Poritia karennia ♂ Poritia karennia ♂
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)
Poritia karennia ♂
♂ (wsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.05.12 - 2024.02.29.

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