Discolampa ethion ethion
(Westwood, 1851)
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Tak, Thailand. |
♀, Lampang, Thailand. |
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
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♂, Nan, Thailand. |
♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. |
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♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
♂, Trat, Thailand. |
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
ON :
Lycaena ethion Westwood, 1851
OD : in Doubleday, Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 490, pl.76, fig.3,♂.
TL : 'Moulmein [Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar]; Silhet [southern Khasia Hills, India ; north of Sylhet, Bangladesh]'. (NHML)
Distribution : Sri Lanka, India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore.
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Synonyms
Castalius ethion vavasanus Fruhstorfer, 1922 : In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 887. TL. "Madras, Süd-Indien" [Chennai, Tamil Nadu, S.India].
Castalius ethion colmus Fruhstorfer, 1922 : In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 887. TL. "Ceylon" [Sri Lanka].
Castalius ethion thalimar Fruhstorfer, 1922 : In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 887. TL. 'Malayische Halbinsel; Penang, [W.Malaysia]; Singapore'.
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Castalius ethion ; Godfrey,1916 : 137. (Chonburi: Sriracha)
Castalius ethion ethion ; Fruhstorfer,1915-1924 : 887. (Siam)
Castalius ethion ethion ; Godfrey,1930 : 315. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chiang Rai; Chonburi: Sriracha)
Ethion ethion ethion ; Shirôzu & Saigusa,1962 : 64-66, pl.9, figs.69,♂,70,♂(Un),Textfig.29,♂genitalia. (Doi Inthanon)
Ethion ethion ethion ; Kawazoé,1964 : 147. (N: Ping Kong)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Pinratana,1981 : 37, 160, pl.6, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un). (Chaiyaphum; Chanthaburi; Kanchanaburi; Uthai Thani; Loei; Mae Hong Son; Nakhon Ratchasima; Trang)
Discolampa ethion thalimar ; Pinratana,1981 : 36, 161, pl.6, fig.3,♂(Un). (Narathiwat; Ranong; Satun)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 257, fig.172,♂. (Mukdahan: Phu Mu; Ubon Ratchathani: Pha Taem; Ban Non Hai)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 32. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 53. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Ban Na Lak; Ubon Ratchathani: Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Phu Chong Na Yoi)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 65-66, fig.68,♂. (Umphang: Tha Sai)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 556, pl.252, figs.L66a♂,♂(Un). (Wiang Pa Pao)
Discolampa ethion thalimar ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 556, pl.252, figs.L66b♂,♂(Un). (Krabi; Ranong; 'Chanthaburi' [loc.err.])
Discolampa ethion thalimar ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2020.10.05)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 572, pl.259, figs.L91a♂,♂(Un). (Wiang Pa Pao; Chanthaburi)
Discolampa ethion thalimar ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 572, pl.259, figs.L91b♂,♂(Un). (Krabi; Ranong)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 166, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Chiang Dao; Phu Khiewo; Kao Yai; Nakohn Nayok; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Kratching WF; Kao Khiewo; Sai York Noi; Kuwai Noi; Kaeng Kratchan)
Discolampa ethion thalimar ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 166, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Satun; Than To WF.)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Sa Kaeo; Ratchaburi; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2022.12.08)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 85. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)
Discolampa ethion thalimar ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 146, figs.Abb.L-083,♂(Un),084,♂(Un),085,♂,086,♂. (Phang Nga)
[ LAOS ]
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 69, pl.99, figs.A5,♂,A6,♂(Un). (Tha Ngone; Vang Vieng; Pakse; Luang Prabang)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 214, pl.108, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Nong Het; Thakhek)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Onodera,2009b : 35,39,42. (Vientiane: Namsong Riverside; Bolikhamxai: Thabok; Phon Si)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51.
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Onodera,2022 : 72, pl.205, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Natung; Oudomxai)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Discolampa ethion ; Onodera,2007 : 23,25,26, figs.76,♂,77,♀. (Rattanakiri: Veun Sai; Ou Chum)
Discolampa ethion ; Onodera,2009 : 36,40. (Mondolkiri: Bousra; Siem Reap: Phnum Kulen)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Kosterin,2019 : 94. (Koh Kong)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Kosterin,2019b : 29. (Mondulkiri)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Kosterin,2020 : 322. (Siem Reap)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 120. (Koh Kong; Mondulkiri; Pursat; Ratanakiri; Siem Reap)
[ VIETNAM ]
Castalius ethion ethion ; Fruhstorfer,1915-1924 : 887. (Tonkin)
Castalius ethion ethion ; Metaye,1957 : 91. (no loc.)
Discolampa ethion ; Vu,2003 : 58. (Phu Quoc)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 52, figs.L-14,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Madagui; Dong Nai: Thac Mai; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Nihira,2009 : 101. (Phu Quoc)
Discolampa ethion ethion ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 49. (N / C / S)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂.
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Chiang Mai : 11♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
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Lampang : 1♀.
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Phrae : 1♂ 1♀.
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Nan : 2♂.
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Phetchabun : 1♂ (photo).
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Tak : 3♂.
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Chonburi : 1♂.
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Chanthaburi : 3♂.
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Trat : 1♂.
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Phetchaburi : 3♂.
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Ranong : 8♂.
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Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).
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Yala : 4♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).
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Notes
The species is highly variable even in the same locality, and individual variation seems to be more pronounced than geographic variation.
I consider that ssp.thalimar from the Malay Peninsula is hardly separable from ssp.ethion.
Therefore, I treat it as a synonym of nominotypical subspecies.
Individuals in the dry season tend to have a wider white band on the upperside.
The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 100 - 700m) and is often found along forest paths or forest edges.
Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Literature
Westwood, J.O.,1850-1852 : In Doubleday et al., The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera.
vol.2 : ii + pp.251-534, pls.31-80,54. London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.
Fruhstorfer, H.,1922 : Gattung: Lycaenopsis FLDR. (Cyaniris DALM.) [cont.] -13. Gattung: Castalius HBN. In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde.
9: 873-880 (15.Apr.1922), 881-888 (18.Apr.1922)
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂ with Una usta, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) |
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| ♂ with Odontoptilum pygela, Yala, Thailand. |
♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
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