Megisba malaya sikkima
Moore, 1884
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. |
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♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀ (dsf), Tak, Thailand. |
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♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. |
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
ON :
Megisba sikkima Moore, 1884
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 53(1):21.
TL : Sikkim, [N.India]. (NZC)
Distribution : N.India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore to Java, Philippines, Sulawesi.
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Synonyms
Pathalia albidisca Moore, 1884 : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 53(1):21. TL. 'Chittagong, [Bangladesh]; Kurdah, Orissa, [E.India]; N.W.Himalaya' [India]. (NHML)
Megisba malaya volubilis Fruhstorfer, 1918 : Arch. Naturgesch. (A)82(12):6. TL. 'Formsa [Taiwan]; Kwangsi [Guangxi], Süd-China' [Taiwan].(NHML)
Megisba malaya velina Fruhstorfer, 1918 : Arch. Naturgesch. (A)82(12):6. TL. 'Nordost-Sumatra; Simalur' [N.O.Sumatra]. (NHML)
Megisba malaya infumata Fruhstorfer, 1918 : Arch. Naturgesch. (A)82(12):7. TL. "Süd-Celebes" [S.Sulawesi]. (NHML)
Megisba malaya rosanna Fruhstorfer, 1918 : Arch. Naturgesch. (A)82(12):7. TL. Mindoro. (NHML)
Megisba malaya var. iwasakii Matsumura, 1919 : Thous. Ins. Japan Addit. 3:643, pl.49, fig.24,♀. TL. "Okinawa (Yayeyama)", [Japan]. (EIHU)
Megisba malaya malaya forma siebersi Toxopeus, 1927 : Tijdschr. Ent. 70:283-284, pl.2, fig.5. TL. Depok, West Java. (IFS)
Type Materials Information
sikkima ;
Holotype ♂, Sikkim. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 129, figs.♂, ♂(Un).
albidisca ;
Lectotype ♂, N.W.Himalaya. Capt.Beckett. designated by Eliot & Kawazoé,1983. (NHML) ; Syntype ♂, 18.Feb.1883. Chittagong. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 130, figs.♂, ♂(Un).
volubilis ;
Lectotype ♂, Formosa. designated by Eliot & Kawazoé,1983. (NHML)
velina ;
Lectotype ♂, N.O.Sumatra. designated by Eliot & Kawazoé,1983. (NHML)
infumata ;
Lectotype ♂, 1895.Nov. Samanga, S.Celebes. H.Fruhstorfer. designated by Eliot & Kawazoé,1983. (NHML)
rosanna ;
Lectotype ♂, Mindoro. designated by Eliot & Kawazoé,1983. (NHML)
iwasakii ;
Holotype ♀, Japan. (EIHU)
siebersi ;
Holotype ♀, Java.
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Megisba malaya ; Godfrey,1916 : 135. (Pak Jong; Prae: Me Song Forest)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Godfrey,1930 : 314. (Chiang Rai; Pak Jong)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Godfrey,1931 : 195. (Ko Tao)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Pinratana,1981 : 49, 164, pl.7, figs.23,♂,24,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi; Kanchanaburi; Nakhon Nayok)
Megisba malaya velina ; Pinratana,1981 : 49, 164, pl.7, fig.25,♂(Un). (Ranong; Yala)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 34, fig.95,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Ban Gok Tum)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 66, fig.74,♂. (Umphang)
Megisba malaya sikkimma [sic] ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 561, pl.254, figs.L82a♂[♀],♂[♀](Un),♀[♂]. (Chiang Mai)
Megisba malaya velina ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 561, not fig. (Than To)
Callenya lenya lenya : pl.255, figs.L86,♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (in part)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2020.11.27)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 580, pl.263, figs.L107,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Than To)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 194, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Phu Khiewo; Nakohn Nayok; Kao Khiewo; Sai Yok Noi; Ranong Hot Spring; Key Rap Nam; Than To)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Khon Kaen; Phetchabun; Sa Kaeo; Trat; Ratchaburi; Yala) (accessed: 2020.11.27)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 149-150, figs.Abb.L-110-113. (Phang Nga)
[ LAOS ]
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 70, pl.100, fig.B1,♀. (Luang Prabang; Vang Vieng; Phatong)
Megisba malaya velina ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 70, pl.100, fig.B2,♀. (no data)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 215, pl.110, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Vientiane; Nam Dhua; Xiang Khouang)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51.
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Onodera,2022 : 77, pl.208, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Xiengkhouang: Phon Kham)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Megisba malaya ; Onodera,2008 : 58. (Mondolkiri: Bousra)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Kosterin,2020 : 322. (Siem Reap)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 120. (Koh Kong; Mondulkiri; Pursat; Siem Reap)
[ VIETNAM ]
Megisba malaya ; Metaye,1957 : 91. (no loc.)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Ikeda et al.,2001 : 48, figs.2:11,♀,12,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Megisba malaya ; Vu,2003 : 58. (Phu Quoc)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Luong et al.,2004 : 9, 75, fig.♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Megisba malaya ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 42. (Thua Thien Hue: A Luoi; Phong Dien)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 52, figs.L-23,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Megisba malaya sikkima ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 50. (N / C / S)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chiang Mai : 11♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Lampang : 2♂ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phrae : 1♂ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Tak : 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nakhon Nayok : 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chonburi : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chanthaburi : 2♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Trat : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phetchaburi : 3♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Prachuap Khiri Khan : 1♂.
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Yala : 2♂ (incl. photo).
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[ LAOS ]
Sekong : 1♂.
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Cham Pasak : 1♀.
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Notes
The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 20 - 1200m).
Both sexes visit flowers and males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Literature
Moore, F.,1884 : Descriptions of some New Asiatic Lepidoptera; chiefly from Specimens contained inthe Indian Museum, Calcutta.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 53(1):16-52.
Fruhstorfer, H.,1918 : Altes und Neues über Megisba malaya.
Arch. Naturgesch. (A)82(12):4-8. (Nov.1918)
Matsumura, S.,1919 : Thousand Insects of Japan Additamenta, vol.3.
Tokyo, Keiseisha :4+ pp475-742 + 34+3+2, pls.26-53.
Toxopeus, L.J.,1927 : Lycaenidae Australasiae II.
Eine Revision der javanischen, zu Lycaenopsis Felder und verwandten Genera gehorigen Arten.
(Mit Einfuhrung von 6 neuen Genera, Beschreibung von 2 neuen Species und 5 neuen Subspecies).
Tijdschr. Ent. 70:232-302, 1 pl, 27 figs.
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| ♂, Lampang, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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| ♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
♂, Lampang, Thailand. |
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂, Yala, Thailand. |
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